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Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A white or grey (sometimes transparent) variety of amphibole composed of magnesia and lime, with little or no iron, occurring in fibrous masses or thin-bladed crystals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Amphibole calcique et magnésienne des roches basiques, du système cristallin monoclinique, se présentant en cristaux généralement allongés, rencontrée dans les roches métamorphiques calciques.

OBS

Ces minéraux sont de teinte claire et de texture fibreuse; ils sont monocliniques [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de calcio y magnesio [...] que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico [...]

OBS

Variedad de asbesto. Color blanco a verde brillante. Resistente a los ácidos. No combustible. Peligrosa la inhalación de polvo o partículas.

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