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CARBONACEOUS [3 records]

Record 1 2009-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemistry
DEF

Pertaining to, ... resembling [or] containing coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
  • Chimie
DEF

Se dit de ce qui a l'aspect du charbon ou qui est noir comme du charbon.

CONT

Les schistes ampéliteux [...] sont des schistes noirs, alunifères et charbonneux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Geoquímica
  • Química
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Record 2 2009-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Petrography
DEF

[Said of] a rock containing very small grains of carbon distributed evenly throughout the rock, giving it a black color.

CONT

The main sedimentary carbonaceous deposits are derived from plant remains ...

OBS

carbonaceous: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[Se dit d']une roche sédimentaire qui contient du carbone en proportion variée : houille, lignite, tourbe, hydrocarbure et graphite.

OBS

Le terme «charbonneux» signifie «qui a l'aspect du charbon» et est à éviter dans ce sens.

OBS

carboné : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Calcaire carboné.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

Containing carbon or carbon compounds.

OBS

"Carbonous" is a synonym of "carbonaceous" in botany only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
DEF

Se dit [...] d'une structure constituée d'atomes de carbone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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