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CORDIERITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cordierite
1, record 1, English, cordierite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dichroite 2, record 1, English, dichroite
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A light- to dark-blue or violet-blue orthorhombic mineral which consists of a silicate of aluminum and magnesium, and exhibits strong pleochroism. 3, record 1, English, - cordierite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dichroite: Obsolete synonym for cordierite. 4, record 1, English, - cordierite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cordierite [is] strongly different in color in different crystal directions, changing in a small grain from violet-blue to grayish as it is turned (hence, one of its name, "dichroite"). 5, record 1, English, - cordierite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Cordierite is also known ... as dichroite because of its remarkable color change. 5, record 1, English, - cordierite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Cordierite ... is named after the French geologist P.L.A. Cordier. 6, record 1, English, - cordierite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cordiérite
1, record 1, French, cordi%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dichroïte 2, record 1, French, dichro%C3%AFte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral du système orthorhombique, constitué d'un silicate d'aluminium et de magnésium de couleur bleu vif à bleu-violet et bleu-vert à grisâtre. 3, record 1, French, - cordi%C3%A9rite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orthorhombique en facies prismatique [...] Les beaux cristaux sont [...] assez exceptionnels. La teinte naturelle de la cordiérite est le bleu noir, à éclat très gras. Les belles variétés, rares à la vérité, sont d'un très beau bleu profond; [...] Cet élément est dur, d = 7,5 de masse spécifique qui varie de 2,55 à 2,65, [...] Elle possède la particularité de transmettre sélectivement les couleurs à partir de la lumière blanche [...] ce phénomène, particulièrement important dans la cordiérite, s'appelle le dichroïsme, d'où le nom de dichroïte [...] 4, record 1, French, - cordi%C3%A9rite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cordiérite : Étymologie : en l'honneur du géologue français Cordier. 3, record 1, French, - cordi%C3%A9rite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Estudio de las gemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cordierita
1, record 1, Spanish, cordierita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dicroíta 1, record 1, Spanish, dicro%C3%ADta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio y magnesio [...] en cuya composición una parte del magnesio puede ser reemplazada por hierro o por manganeso. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cordierita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cristaliza en el sistema rómbico y sus cristales policromos, de forma prismática, se encuentran en las rocas metamórficas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cordierita
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