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NONTRONITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nontronite
1, record 1, English, nontronite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pale yellow or greenish crystalline clay mineral ... belonging to the smectite or montmorillonite group and sometimes resembling opal. 2, record 1, English, - nontronite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nontronite
1, record 1, French, nontronite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (silicate) argileux du système cristallin monoclinique, riche en fer, du groupe des smectites, jaune pâle à verdâtre. 2, record 1, French, - nontronite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nontronita
1, record 1, Spanish, nontronita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de montmorillonita que contiene hierro [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - nontronita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La nontronita] es una arcilla compacta, de color amarillo verdoso. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nontronita
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- volkonskoite
1, record 2, English, volkonskoite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- volchonskoite 2, record 2, English, volchonskoite
correct
- wolchonskoite 1, record 2, English, wolchonskoite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bluish-green, chromium-bearing clay mineral of the montmorillonite group; specif. a variety of nontronite containing chromium. 1, record 2, English, - volkonskoite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A clay mineral, a chromium-bearing montmorillonite. 3, record 2, English, - volkonskoite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- volchonskoïte
1, record 2, French, volchonsko%C3%AFte
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- wolchonskoïte 1, record 2, French, wolchonsko%C3%AFte
correct
- chromebeidellite 1, record 2, French, chromebeidellite
correct
- volkonskoïte 1, record 2, French, volkonsko%C3%AFte
correct
- chrome nontronite 1, record 2, French, chrome%20nontronite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] "volchonskoïte" [est une] Beidellite chromifère de Orkhansk (Russie), Décrit par "A.A. Kamerer". 1, record 2, French, - volchonsko%C3%AFte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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