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PLATINE NATIF [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Platinum as it occurs naturally; silvery-white, cubic; specific gravity, 13.35 to 19.00; Mohs' hardness, 4 to 6.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Le platine, comme l'or, est un métal principalement natif, disséminé au sein d'une roche [...] on ne le rencontrera guère que dans les roches magmatiques basiques ou ultra-basiques [...] Métal très dense [...] mais mou [...], il est blanc gris, plus sombre que l'argent et toujours associé à d'autres métaux [...] C'est un métal précieux.

CONT

Platine natif : Trouvé [...] en paillettes et en pépites en Oural, Canada, Brésil, Colombie.

Spanish

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