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Record 1 2005-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Water attached to soil minerals by means of chemical bonds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Molécules d'eau associées aux molécules de certains minéraux (argiles, gypse ...).

CONT

[...] l'eau dite de constitution, c'est-à-dire d'hydratation des molécules minérales, part [...] progressivement au fur et à mesure que le réseau cristallin de ces molécules se modifie ou se détruit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Geoquímica
DEF

Agua integrada en la estructura molecular de un compuesto y que no puede eliminarse de éste sin provocar su descomposición.

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