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BOULE ARGILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clay gall
1, record 1, English, clay%20gall
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A markedly flattened and somewhat rounded pellet or curled fragment, chip, or flake of clay, generally embedded in a sandy matrix and esp. abundant at the base of sandy beds. It may arise from the drying and cracking of a thin layer of coherent mud, the fragment commonly being rolled or blown into sand and buried, and forming a lenticular bleb upon wetting. 2, record 1, English, - clay%20gall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a patch of clay or mud dries out, that upper surface cracks and peels away from the under-layers. These thin "leaves" of hardened clay may occasionally be transported a short distance and deposited in a sand or similar sediment in the form of flat or lens-shaped clay galls, generally oriented parallel to the bedding. 3, record 1, English, - clay%20gall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galet mou
1, record 1, French, galet%20mou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- copeau d'argile sec enroulé 2, record 1, French, copeau%20d%27argile%20sec%20enroul%C3%A9
masculine noun
- boule d'argile 3, record 1, French, boule%20d%27argile
feminine noun
- balle argileuse 3, record 1, French, balle%20argileuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les galets formés de lamelles argileuses sont isolés, se déplacent puis sont ensablés plus loin suivant un plan à peu près horizontal. Ainsi se forment les galets mous [...] 1, record 1, French, - galet%20mou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ball of clay 1, record 2, English, ball%20of%20clay
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a clay clod used to make pottery. 1, record 2, English, - ball%20of%20clay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boule d'argile
1, record 2, French, boule%20d%27argile
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- motte d'argile 1, record 2, French, motte%20d%27argile
feminine noun
- ballon d'argile 2, record 2, French, ballon%20d%27argile
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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