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CRI ETAIN [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tin Mining
  • Geochemistry
  • Tin (Metallurgy)
DEF

Crackling sound heard when pure tin is bent; assumed to be due to the sliding of layers of crystals over one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'étain
  • Géochimie
  • Étain (Métallurgie)
CONT

Lorsqu'on plie un barreau d'étain, on entend distinctement le bruit provoqué par le bris des cristaux (cri de l'étain).

Spanish

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