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TUNGSTEN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tungsten
1, record 1, English, Tungsten
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A locality west of Nahanni National Park Reserve, near the border with yukon. 2, record 1, English, - Tungsten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 61° 57' 0" N, 128° 14' 6" W (Northwest Territories). 3, record 1, English, - Tungsten
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Tungsten
1, record 1, French, Tungsten
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Localité à l'ouest de la réserve de parc national Nahanni, près de la frontière avec le Yukon. 2, record 1, French, - Tungsten
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 61° 57' 0" N, 128° 14' 6" O (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). 3, record 1, French, - Tungsten
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2012-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tungsten
1, record 2, English, tungsten
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wolfram 2, record 2, English, wolfram
correct, see observation, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metallic element in the sixth group of the periodic system, and a member of the chromium family. 3, record 2, English, - tungsten
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Found combined in certain minerals, as wolframite and scheelite, and isolated as a hard brittle, white, or gray metal. ... Symbol, W [= Latin "wolframium"]; atomic weight, 184; specific gravity, 19.3 at 20°C. 3, record 2, English, - tungsten
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tungsten: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 4, record 2, English, - tungsten
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wolfram: The principal meaning of this word is that of a native tungstate of iron and manganese, but it is also used as a synonym for the metal tungsten, obtained from this mineral. 4, record 2, English, - tungsten
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tungstène
1, record 2, French, tungst%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- wolfram 2, record 2, French, wolfram
correct, see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal lourd d'une grande dureté [qu'on] rencontre dans les roches essentiellement sous forme d'oxyde : la wolframite. 3, record 2, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Élément de numéro atomique 74; masse atomique 183,92. 3, record 2, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tungstène : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 4, record 2, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wolfram : Le sens premier de ce terme est celui d'un tungstate naturel de fer et de manganèse, que l'on trouve associé au quartz, en masses clivables, et qui constitue le principal minerai de tungstène. (Syn. : wolframite). Cependant, il est aussi utilisé comme synonyme de tungstène. 4, record 2, French, - tungst%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tungsteno
1, record 2, Spanish, tungsteno
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- volframio 1, record 2, Spanish, volframio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elemento químico de símbolo W, número atómico 74, masa atómica 183.85 ±3, y configuración electrónica (Xe)5d46s2, con 29 nucleídos, 5 de los cuales son estables. Forma cristales metálicos con estructura cúbica centrada en el espacio. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tungsteno
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tungsten-bearing
1, record 3, English, tungsten%2Dbearing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tungsteniferous 2, record 3, English, tungsteniferous
correct
- tungsten 3, record 3, English, tungsten
correct, adjective
- wolfram-bearing 4, record 3, English, wolfram%2Dbearing
correct, less frequent
- tungstiferous 5, record 3, English, tungstiferous
rare
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These granites are thought to be related to the tin- and tungsten-bearing granites of the Aberfoyle and Storey's Creek district of Tasmania ... 6, record 3, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tungsten-bearing quartz vein. 7, record 3, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Wolfram-bearing granites. 8, record 3, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tungsten deposit, mineral, mineralization. 3, record 3, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines de chrome, de molybdène et de tungstène
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tungsténifère
1, record 3, French, tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- de tungstène 2, record 3, French, de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
correct
- tungstifère 3, record 3, French, tungstif%C3%A8re
correct, less frequent
- wolframifère 4, record 3, French, wolframif%C3%A8re
correct, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes encaissant les gisements contiennent des teneurs notables en tungstène [...] On est [...] en droit d'admettre, pour les dépôts de la ceinture tungstifère du Ruanda et de l'Uganda, une première concentration sédimentaire [...] 3, record 3, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Filons wolframifères. 4, record 3, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Filons de quartz tungsténifères. 5, record 3, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Minéral, minéralisation tungsténifère. 2, record 3, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Gisement de tungstène. 2, record 3, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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