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Record 1 2004-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
DEF

A brown altered or hydrated variety of zircon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Zircon hydraté à 3 % d'eau monoréfringent.

CONT

Le zircon hyacinthe, de teinte pourpre, et le zircon malacon, hydraté et très faiblement biréfringent, sont des variétés qui peuvent permettre des corrélations entre granites d'âges différents [...]

CONT

Pratiquement inaltérable. Cependant, il peut y avoir autodestruction avec hydratation (zircon métamicte = malacon).

Spanish

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