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FE2SIO4 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fayalite
1, record 1, English, fayalite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- iron olivine 2, record 1, English, iron%20olivine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish to black mineral ... of the olivine group. 3, record 1, English, - fayalite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fayalite ... or iron olivine is dark brown or black in colour. It occurs as nodules in a volcanic rock at Fayal in the Azores, and in granite - at the Mourne Mountains in Ireland; and as small crystals in cavities in rhyolite at the Yellowstone Park, U.S.A. It is a common constituent of crystalline iron slags. 2, record 1, English, - fayalite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: Fe2SiO4 4, record 1, English, - fayalite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fayalite
1, record 1, French, fayalite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- olivine ferrifère 2, record 1, French, olivine%20ferrif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Minéral du] système cristallin orthorhombique [du] groupe des péridots. 3, record 1, French, - fayalite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fayalite est opaque à translucide; de couleur jaune verdâtre lumineux, elle devient brune à noire exposée à l'air. C'est le péridot ferrifère qui forme une série avec la forstérite. 3, record 1, French, - fayalite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : vient de l'île Fayal (Açores). 3, record 1, French, - fayalite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : Fe2SiO4 4, record 1, French, - fayalite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fayalita
1, record 1, Spanish, fayalita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de hierro [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico; es un mineral entre pardo y negro, perteneciente al grupo de los olivinos o peridotos que, algunas veces, contiene manganeso, como éstos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fayalita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: Fe2Si O4 1, record 1, Spanish, - fayalita
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