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GRAINS PHOSPHATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
CONT

The most abundant components of the phosphatic chalks are phosphatic grains with organic nuclei. ... The second abundant elements are grains without organic traces.

OBS

phosphatic grains: term rarely used in the singular (phosphatic grain).

Key term(s)
  • phosphatic grain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
  • Géologie
DEF

Éléments de phosphate plus ou moins arrondis de structures variées : grains de phosphate sans inclusions d'organismes (ce sont les plus répandus), grains formés par une couronne de phosphate cristallisé autour d'un nucleus, véritable oolithe phosphatée.

OBS

grains phosphatés : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (grain phosphaté).

Key term(s)
  • grain de phosphate
  • grain phosphaté
  • grains de phosphate

Spanish

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