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CLINTON IRONSTONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Clinton ironstone
1, record 1, English, Clinton%20ironstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Clinton ore 2, record 1, English, Clinton%20ore
correct
- Clinton-type ironstone 3, record 1, English, Clinton%2Dtype%20ironstone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A red, fossiliferous iron ore, e.g. the Clinton Formation (Middle Silurian) or correlative rocks of the east-central U.S., containing lenticular or oolitic grains of hematite. 2, record 1, English, - Clinton%20ironstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phanerozoic ironstones ... are usually classified into two types, Clinton and Minette. ... Clinton type ... forms deep red to purple massive beds of oolitic hematite-chamosite-siderite rock. The iron content is about 40-50%... Clinton ironstones are associated with carbonaceous shale, sandy shales, dolomite and limestone. They form lenticular beds usually 2-3 m thick and never greater than 13 m. ... only locally may the lenses be thick enough to be mined. 1, record 1, English, - Clinton%20ironstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the Phanerozoic the place of BIF is taken by the Clinton and Minette ironstones. 1, record 1, English, - Clinton%20ironstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche ferrugineuse de type Clinton
1, record 1, French, roche%20ferrugineuse%20de%20type%20Clinton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minerai de fer de Clinton 2, record 1, French, minerai%20de%20fer%20de%20Clinton
correct, masculine noun
- minette oolithique de type Clinton 2, record 1, French, minette%20oolithique%20de%20type%20Clinton
correct, feminine noun
- minette oolithique de type hématitique 2, record 1, French, minette%20oolithique%20de%20type%20h%C3%A9matitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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