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Record 1 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A clove-brown variety of triplite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (phosphate) du système cristallin monoclinique, formant une série avec la triplite, se présentant sous forme massive ou en cristaux mal développés, brun à noir, translucide, trouvé dans les pegmatites granitiques.

OBS

On trouve ce fluorophosphate naturel de fer et de manganèse essentiellement à Zwiesel, en Bavière (Allemagne), d'où son nom.

Spanish

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