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PIERRE RASOIR [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

razor hone: an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

pierre à rasoir : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

A fine-grained honestone from Belgium. It is compact, yellow in color, and contains minute crystals of yellow manganese garnet with potash mica and tourmaline. It may be prepared for marketing by cutting to include a blue-gray phyllite for additional strength or support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) le "coticule" (pierre à rasoir) est un phyllade très chargé de grenats spessartine qui lui donne sa teinte jaune ou gris jaunâtre et une certaine dureté permettant son utilisation comme pierre à aiguiser.

Spanish

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