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EQUIDIMENSIONAL [2 records]

Record 1 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
  • Asbestos Mining
DEF

Said of a crystal, in an igneous or sedimentary rock having the same (or nearly same) diameters in all directions.

CONT

The shapes of chrysotile asbestos orebodies are variously described as equidimensional, ellipsoidal, lenticular, and tabular ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
  • Mines d'amiante
CONT

Les amas minéralisés d'amiante chrysotile ont des formes diverses (équidimensionnelles, ellipsoïdales, lenticulaires et tabulaires) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Said of a sedimentary particle whose length is less than 1.5 times its width.

OBS

Particles that are not equidimensional, i.e. that are longer in one direction than in others, are often characterised by the second longest major dimension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
PHR

Particule équidimensionnelle.

Spanish

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