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MICA AMBRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phlogopite
1, record 1, English, phlogopite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magnesium mica 2, record 1, English, magnesium%20mica
correct
- magnesia mica 3, record 1, English, magnesia%20mica
correct
- amber mica 4, record 1, English, amber%20mica
correct
- bronze mica 4, record 1, English, bronze%20mica
correct
- brown mica 5, record 1, English, brown%20mica
correct
- phlogopite mica 6, record 1, English, phlogopite%20mica
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A magnesium-rich member of the mica mineral family. 7, record 1, English, - phlogopite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phlogopite is a yellowish-brown to coppery-colored mica. Like all micas, phlogopite forms flat, plate-like crystals that cleave into smooth flakes. 7, record 1, English, - phlogopite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phlogopite: named from the Greek "phlogos," firelike, in reference to its usual reddish tinge. 8, record 1, English, - phlogopite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phlogopite
1, record 1, French, phlogopite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mica magnésien 2, record 1, French, mica%20magn%C3%A9sien
masculine noun
- mica ambré 2, record 1, French, mica%20ambr%C3%A9
masculine noun
- mica phlogopite 3, record 1, French, mica%20phlogopite
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mica très clair, riche en magnésium, fréquent dans les calcaires métamorphiques [et] voisin de la biotite. 4, record 1, French, - phlogopite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La phlogopite [...] se distingue de la biotite par sa teneur en fluor et par son manque total ou presque en fer; on la trouve en lames brun jaune dans les marbres et les dolomites métamorphiques de contact ainsi que dans des roches peridotitiques. On l'utilise comme isolant. 5, record 1, French, - phlogopite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phlogopite : étymologie : vient du grec «phlogos-opos», «flamme, enflammé». Allusion à la couleur rougeâtre lorsqu'on chauffe la phlogopite. 6, record 1, French, - phlogopite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- flogopita
1, record 1, Spanish, flogopita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mica ferromagnesiana [...] que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - flogopita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Mineral que] puede ser incoloro o tener un tinte pardo claro; a veces presenta reflejos cobrizos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - flogopita
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