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VERMILION [2 records]

Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
OBS

vermilion; vermillion: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
OBS

vermillon : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Metals Mining
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A brilliant red rhombohedral mineral which consists of a sulfide of mercury occurring as masses or acicular crystals.

OBS

This mineral is dimorphous with metacinnabar and is the most important ore of mercury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines métalliques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Minéral du système rhomboédrique constitué de sulfure de mercure de couleur rouge cochenille brunissant par exposition à l'air.

CONT

Cinabre. La couleur et le trait rouge-cochenille alliés à une faible dureté (2,5 et sectile) et à une très forte densité (8,09) sont caractéristiques [...] C'est le principal minerai de mercure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas metálicas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Sulfuro de mercurio.

CONT

El cinabrio es un mineral de color rojo oscuro, muy pesado, que cristaliza en el sistema hexagonal. [...] constituye la mena más importante del mercurio [...]

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