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SUBSTITUTION DIADOCHIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

The replacement of one element by another within the structure of a crystal.

OBS

diadochy: More specific term than "ionic substitution," which is the replacement of one or more kinds of ion in a crystal structure by other kinds of ion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Substitution mutuelle de deux ions dans les solides [...]

CONT

La «diadochie» est le remplacement de certains ions du réseau cristallin d'un minéral par des ions autres que les constituants chimiques normaux de ce minéral.

Spanish

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