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FELDSPATH ORTHOSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orthoclase
1, record 1, English, orthoclase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- orthose 2, record 1, English, orthose
correct
- common feldspar 2, record 1, English, common%20feldspar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colorless, white, yellowish, reddish, or grayish monoclinic mineral of the alkali feldspar group which consists of a potassium feldspar and is dimorphous with microcline. 3, record 1, English, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named from the Greek "ortho," upright, and "klasis," fracture, in allusion to the mineral's 90° prismatic cleavage. 3, record 1, English, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: KAlSi3O8 3, record 1, English, - orthoclase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orthoclase
1, record 1, French, orthoclase
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- orthose 2, record 1, French, orthose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- feldspath orthose 3, record 1, French, feldspath%20orthose
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système monoclinique constitué d'aluminosilicate naturel de potassium; l'un des principaux feldspaths. 4, record 1, French, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est le feldspath potassique par excellence, bien qu'en toute rigueur, à l'analyse précise, toutes les orthoses montrent une certaine quantité de sodium, et même à côté du baryum, rarement rigoureusement absent, du calcium. [...] Feldspath souvent de teinte crème ou franchement rose [...] Clivages [...] faciles, éclat vitreux, nacré [...]; n = 1,52. d = 6 [...] Les orthoses sont souvent maclées; parmi les plus courantes nous pourrons signaler la macle de Carlsbad, [et] la macle de Baveno [...] 5, record 1, French, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orthose : Sa structure est moins ordonnée que celle de l'orthoclase. 6, record 1, French, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orthoclase : D'après la source FOUGE 1988 (Dictionnaire de géologie, par A. Foucault et J.F. Raoult), ce terme est masculin. 4, record 1, French, - orthoclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : KAlSi3O8 4, record 1, French, - orthoclase
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ortoclasa
1, record 1, Spanish, ortoclasa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ortosa 1, record 1, Spanish, ortosa
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: KAlSi3O8 2, record 1, Spanish, - ortoclasa
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