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HIERATITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A colourless or greyish fluoride of potassium and silicon ... occurring in stalactitic concretions in the crater of Vulcano and on Vesuvius.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Fluosilicate naturel de potassium [...]

OBS

[La hiératite se présente] en concrétions dans les stalactites, blanc à gris, à éclat vitreux, trouvé près des fumerolles du Vésuve avec l'avogadrite et la malladrite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicoflúor de potasio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico.

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