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cromifero / cromifera

English translation: chromiferous/ chrome-bearing


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Italian term or phrase:cromifero / cromifera
English translation:chromiferous/ chrome-bearing
Entered by: Ivana UK
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20:09 Oct 3, 2009
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Science - Geology / petrology and mining
Italian term or phrase: cromifero / cromifera
La muscovite è in lamine verdognole con un evidente pleocroismo dal verde chiaro al verde smeraldo e quindi cromifera (fuchsite).
Simon Sobrero
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:40
chromiphreous/ chrome-bearing
Explanation:
The literal translation would be 'chromipherous' or alternatively:

that contains chrome / chrome-bearing

I'd probably go for chrome-bearing.

Chromiferous

1. Containing, or yielding chromium

the crystal store for Healing Crystals, Gem Stones Minerals & Crystals. ... Chrome-bearing fuchsite (a variety of muscovite mica) is the classic inclusion, ...

www.crystal-store.biz/aventurine/aventurine.htm

MUSCOVITE, a rock-forming mineral belonging to the mica group (see Mica) ... Fuchsite or "chrome-mica" is a bright green muscovite containing chromium; it ...

www.1911encyclopedia.org/Muscovite




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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-03 21:23:50 GMT)
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" Corrrection: Should read: ChromiphERous *
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Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1chromiphreous/ chrome-bearing
Ivana UK
3chromophore
Oliver Lawrence


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chromophore


Explanation:
typo for "cromoforo"?

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-10-03 20:18:54 GMT)
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the adjective being "chromophoric"

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chromiphreous/ chrome-bearing


Explanation:
The literal translation would be 'chromipherous' or alternatively:

that contains chrome / chrome-bearing

I'd probably go for chrome-bearing.

Chromiferous

1. Containing, or yielding chromium

the crystal store for Healing Crystals, Gem Stones Minerals & Crystals. ... Chrome-bearing fuchsite (a variety of muscovite mica) is the classic inclusion, ...

www.crystal-store.biz/aventurine/aventurine.htm

MUSCOVITE, a rock-forming mineral belonging to the mica group (see Mica) ... Fuchsite or "chrome-mica" is a bright green muscovite containing chromium; it ...

www.1911encyclopedia.org/Muscovite




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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-03 21:23:50 GMT)
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" Corrrection: Should read: ChromiphERous *

Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall: Think it might be spelt "chromiferous", but yes, -iferous means "bearing/containing"
7 mins
  -> Oops - yes, it is with an 'f' rather than a 'ph' - thanks for pointing that out Peter!
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