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SOIL CALICHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caliche
1, record 1, English, caliche
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soil caliche 2, record 1, English, soil%20caliche
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a reddish-brown to buff or white calcareous material of secondary accumulation, commonly found in layers on or near the surface of stony soils of arid and semiarid regions ... 2, record 1, English, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is composed largely of crusts of soluble calcium salts in addition to such materials as gravel, sand, silt, and clay. ... The cementing material is essentially calcium carbonate, but it may include magnesium carbonate, silica, or gypsum. 2, record 1, English, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Caliche nodule. 3, record 1, English, - caliche
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caliche
1, record 1, French, caliche
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croûte de carbonate de calcium, plus ou moins cimentée, des sols désertiques ou semiarides. 2, record 1, French, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la précipitation de calcaire survient [...] notamment par évaporation. [...] C'est [...] la cause [...] de la formation de croûtes (caliches sur sédiment calcaire, calcrètes sur sédiments non calcaires) liées à la pédogenèse. 3, record 1, French, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quand le dépôt contient une forte proportion de minéraux solubles [...], il peut être déprimé par rapport aux roches encaissantes [...] Dans les régions arides ces dépressions peuvent être couvertes d'une croûte calcaire («caliche» du Mexique). 4, record 1, French, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La caliche ne doit pas être confondue avec le hâle ou vernis du désert qui recouvre indistinctement toutes les roches et même les galets. Il s'agit en effet d'une mince couche [...] qui ressemble à une couche de vernis dont on aurait enduit les pierres. Cette croûte est composée de sels de fer, de manganèse et de silice. 5, record 1, French, - caliche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
n.m. d'après la majorité des auteurs, n.f. d'après le Précis de géologie, tome 1 : Pétrologie, 1975, p. 299. 6, record 1, French, - caliche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caliche
1, record 1, Spanish, caliche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Costra de naturaleza calcárea que se forma en el suelo en las regiones de clima semiárido. Se debe a la precipitación del carbonato de calcio disuelto por las aguas pluviales o ascendentes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - caliche
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