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HEAVY MINERAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy mineral
1, record 1, English, heavy%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heavy 2, record 1, English, heavy
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An accessory detrital mineral of a sedimentary rock, of high specific gravity, e.g., magnetite, ilmenite, zircon, rutile. 3, record 1, English, - heavy%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "heavy mineral" is commonly applied to minerals which sink in bromoform (density 2.9). 4, record 1, English, - heavy%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Eluvial placers ... are formed upon hill slopes from minerals released from a nearby source rock. The heavies collect above and just downslope of the source. The lighter non-resistant minerals are dissolved or swept downhill by rain wash or are blown away by the wind. 2, record 1, English, - heavy%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "light mineral." 5, record 1, English, - heavy%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As a noun, "heavy" is usually plural in form. 5, record 1, English, - heavy%20mineral
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heavies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minéral lourd
1, record 1, French, min%C3%A9ral%20lourd
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minéral de densité supérieure à 2,87. 2, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plupart des altérations remplacent des minéraux fragiles et instables par de nouveaux beaucoup plus résistants à une nouvelle transformation, ce qui explique leur persistance sous forme de «minéraux lourds» dans les roches sédimentaires détritiques. 3, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression [minéraux lourds est] utilisée en pétrographie sédimentaire pour désigner les minéraux qui coulent au fond dans un bain de bromoforme (d = 2,87) [...]. Sphène, zircon, rutile, anatase, tourmaline, [...] sont des minéraux lourds fréquents dans les roches sédimentaires détritiques [...] 2, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par opposition à «minéral léger». 4, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20lourd
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mineral pesado
1, record 1, Spanish, mineral%20pesado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral de elevada densidad y frecuentemente de gran resistencia a la alteración química y al desgaste físico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mineral%20pesado
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