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PERICLASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- periclase
1, record 1, English, periclase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- periclasite 2, record 1, English, periclasite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Natural magnesium oxide, MgO, found in some marbles. 3, record 1, English, - periclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Easily alters to brucite. Colorless to grayish white, yellow, brown, green to black; luster vitreous; hardness 5.5; specific gravity 3.56 ... 3, record 1, English, - periclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Periclase is used as lining and maintenance material for basic oxygen steel-making furnaces and other refractories. 4, record 1, English, - periclase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- périclase
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riclase
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oxyde naturel de magnésium de formule MgO. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «périclase», MgO, est rare à l'état naturel, mais très fréquent dans les briques magnésiennes, et bien connu. Blanc, cubique [...] 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle cristallise dans le système cubique et se présente en grains octaédriques de couleur verdâtre, dans les blocs de dolomie de la Somma (Vésuve). 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riclase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
périclase : de «genre féminin» selon le Grand Larousse universel, mais considéré comme «masculin» selon le Dictionnaire de géologie, Le Précis de minérologie et le Dictionnaire des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riclase
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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