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GLAUCONITE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

... earthy or granular mineral of the mica group [which occurs] abundantly in greensand and ... is the most common sedimentary (diagenetic) iron silicate ... found in marine sedimentary rocks from the Cambrian to the present.

CONT

Glauconite gives greensand its green color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[...] minéral vert, hydrosilicate de fer alumineux et potassique (ce qui le distingue des chlorites), très fréquent dans les roches sédimentaires marines dont il est un élément caractéristique.

CONT

La glauconie est un minéral caractéristique des dépôts terrigènes marins actuels, en général, et des boues vertes et sables verts, en particulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicoaluminato hidratado de hierro y potasio, de composición variable, que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; es un mineral arcilloso que se encuentra en forma de granitos de color verde subido.

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Record 2 1977-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

Disordered glauconite, equivalent to the disordered illites. The structure of the layers is the same, but the stacking of these layers is disordered (1Md glauconite).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

La glauconite désordonnée, équivalente des illites désordonnées. La structure des feuillets est la même, mais les feuillets montrent un désordre dans leur empilement (...)

Spanish

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