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MINERAL SILICATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silicate
1, record 1, English, silicate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silicate mineral 2, record 1, English, silicate%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compound ..., either isolated or joined through one or more of the oxygen atoms to form groups, chains, sheets, or three-dimensional structures with metallic elements. 3, record 1, English, - silicate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diamond inclusion silicate minerals and silicate mineral assemblages in diamond-bearing mantle xenoliths indicate that macro-diamonds can be of either eclogitic ... or peridotitic ... paragenesis. 2, record 1, English, - silicate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Silicates are classified according to crystal structure ... 3, record 1, English, - silicate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silicate
1, record 1, French, silicate
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minéral silicaté 2, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%20silicat%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéraux formés essentiellement de groupes tétraédriques [...], reliés directement entre eux ou par l'intermédiaire de cations. 3, record 1, French, - silicate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce sont les composés les plus importants des roches et [ils] constituent, quartz inclus, 95 % de la partie connue de l'écorce terrestre. [...] Les silicates se distinguent par le manque de couleur propre, l'éclat non métallique, le trait blanc, la dureté élevée et l'aspect général [...] caractéristique. 3, record 1, French, - silicate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les inclusions de minéraux silicatés dans les diamants et les associations de minéraux silicatés dans les xénolites mantelliques diamantifères indiquent que les macrodiamants peuvent appartenir à une paragenèse éclogitique [...] ou péridotitique [...] 2, record 1, French, - silicate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue six sous-classes de silicates [...] : nésosilicate, sorosilicate, cyclosilicate, inosilicate, phyllosilicate et tectosilicate. 4, record 1, French, - silicate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- silicato
1, record 1, Spanish, silicato
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los elementos concentrados en el manto son, por contra, litofílicos, o con afinidad por las rocas: silicio, magnesio, aluminio y calcio. Cada uno de ellos se combina con el oxígeno, el elemento más común en las rocas, para formar silicatos en el manto y la corteza. 1, record 1, Spanish, - silicato
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