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SOFT CLAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ceramic Raw Materials
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plastic clay
1, record 1, English, plastic%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soft clay 2, record 1, English, soft%20clay
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fireclay which forms a moldable mass when mixed with water. 3, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "ball clay" is more specific. 4, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
soft clay: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Matières premières céramiques
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argile plastique
1, record 1, French, argile%20plastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terre plastique 2, record 1, French, terre%20plastique
correct, feminine noun
- argile molle 3, record 1, French, argile%20molle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'argile qui présente, en plus de tous les caractères attribués aux argiles proprement dites, une grande plasticité, se prêtant aisément au façonnage sans se diviser entre les mains du potier, se laissant en raison de sa ténacité aussi difficilement pénétrer par l'eau lorsqu'elle est humide, que priver de ce liquide lorsqu'elle en est imbibée. 4, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Selon Brongniart,] cette argile est la base des grès-cérames grossiers et fins, des creusets réfractaires, des pots de verrerie, des cazettes à cuire la porcelaine dure, des faïences fines dites terre de pipe, des hagiocérames, etc. 4, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On distingue les argiles grasses, très plastiques (argiles calcaires, argiles ferrugineuses), et les argiles maigres, rendues peu plastiques par la présence de silice. 5, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
argile plastique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
- Materias primas (Cerámica)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla plástica
1, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20pl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arcilla caolinítica, o tierra gredosa, es también calificada de plástica en razón de la plasticidad que adquiere después de haber sido embebida en agua. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arcilla%20pl%C3%A1stica
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