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PRIMARY POROSITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geophysics
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary porosity
1, record 1, English, primary%20porosity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The main or original porosity system in a rock or unconfined alluvial deposit. 2, record 1, English, - primary%20porosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Porosity may be primary (original) or secondary. Primary porosity is that which the rock possesses at the end of its depositional phase, on first burial; it is the void space that would be present if the grains had not been altered, fractured, or dissolved. 3, record 1, English, - primary%20porosity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
primary porosity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - primary%20porosity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géophysique
- Mécanique des sols
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porosité primaire
1, record 1, French, porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous pourrons [...] distinguer : - les porosités primaires, formées par l'ensemble des pores produits au cours de la genèse de la roche, c'est-à-dire au cours de la sédimentation, ou au cours de la cristallisation ou du refroidissement s'il s'agit d'une roche métamorphique ou éruptive; - les porosités secondaires [...] 2, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porosité primaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20primaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geofísica
- Mecánica del suelo
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porosidad primaria
1, record 1, Spanish, porosidad%20primaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propiedad de las rocas detríticas en las que se originan poros durante su formación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - porosidad%20primaria
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