<![CDATA[1A Collections]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/browse?collection=4&page=11&sort_field=added&sort_dir=d&output=rss2 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:23:34 +0100 p1acollections@esc.cam.ac.uk (1A Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Aeolian]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/167

Title

Aeolian

Subject

Relating to or arising from the action of the wind; aeolian sediments are wind-blown. Also spelt eolian.

Description

Have a look at the ferruginous arenite sandstone (L326) in the 1A Reference Series.
]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:14:55 +0100 <![CDATA[Adamantine [lustre]]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/166

Title

Adamantine [lustre]

Subject

Minerals displaying a diamond-like lustre are described as adamantine. These minerals are transparent or translucent and have very high refractive indices, producing the high degree of lustre. Zeolites, for example, have adamantine lustre.
]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:13:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Acicular]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/165

Title

Acicular

Subject

Acicular means needle-shaped. The term is usually applied to crystal form.
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