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CHAMOSITE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A greenish-gray or black mineral of the chlorite group [which] is the monoclinic dimorph of orthochamosite, and is an important constituent of many oolitic and other bedded iron ores.

CONT

The main minerals found in sedimentary iron ores are limonite, siderite and chamosite, an oxy-chlorite having a characteristic greenish colour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral appartenant au groupe des chlorites, du système cristallin monoclinique [qui est] un important constituant des minerais de fer oolitiques.

OBS

Pour les Anglo-Saxons, phyllite trioctaédrique à 7 [angströms] avec remplacement tétraédrique, à équidistance stable. Il y a analogie de composition avec les chlorites. Un doublement de la formule donne, en effet, une chlorite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Aluminosilicato de hierro de aspecto granuloso, con ganga caliza, que se beneficia como mena de dicho metal.

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