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PORCELANEOUS TEST [1 record]

Record 1 1977-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[It is a calcareous foraminiferal test] having (...) white, shiny, and commonly imperforate walls resembling porcelain in surface appearance (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Il s'agit d'un test foraminifère] constitué par des cristaux extrêmement fins, dont la structure ne peut être décelée qu'aux rayons X. Il apparaît blanchâtre, en lumière réfléchie, et opaque en lumière transmise (...)

Spanish

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