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CARBON BRILLANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lustrous coal
1, record 1, English, lustrous%20coal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bright coal 2, record 1, English, bright%20coal
correct, obsolete
- brights 3, record 1, English, brights
trademark, noun, plural
- brilliant coal 4, record 1, English, brilliant%20coal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coal of bright lustrous appearance, consisting predominantly of vitrain and clarain. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A type of banded coal defined microscopically as consisting of more than 5% of anthraxylon and less than 20% of opaque matter ... 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
... banded coal in which translucent matter predominates. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bright coal corresponds to the microlithotypes vitrite and clarite and in part to duroclarite and vitrinerite. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brights: A commercial term for the larger sizes of bright coal. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Bright coal is] an old mining term for lustrous coal. 1, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare to "glance coal." 6, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charbon brillant
1, record 1, French, charbon%20brillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- houille brillante 2, record 1, French, houille%20brillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément pétrographique du charbon composé de clarain et de vitrain. 3, record 1, French, - charbon%20brillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbón brillante
1, record 1, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20brillante
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Characteristics of Coal
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glance coal
1, record 2, English, glance%20coal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bright coal. 2, record 2, English, - glance%20coal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glance coal: term often associated to anthracite. 3, record 2, English, - glance%20coal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
glance: A mineralogical term meaning brilliant or lustrous, used to describe hard, brittle materials that exhibit a bright, reflecting surface when fractured. Examples of such materials are hard asphalts (glance pitch) and ores of certain metals such as lead glance (galena). 4, record 2, English, - glance%20coal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
glance: A term used to designate various minerals having a splendent luster ... 5, record 2, English, - glance%20coal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Compare to bright coal." 3, record 2, English, - glance%20coal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Caractéristiques des charbons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- houille luisante
1, record 2, French, houille%20luisante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- charbon luisant 2, record 2, French, charbon%20luisant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Características del carbón
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbón brillante
1, record 2, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20brillante
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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