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ARGILEUX [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Descriptive of a nonproductive formation that consists of clay or shale.

CONT

Argillaceous sand.

OBS

The term pelitic, although precisely equivalent to argillaceous, is now used almost entirely in relation to metamorphosed argillaceous rocks.

PHR

Argillaceous rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[En parlant de roches, de terres, d'un terrain,] qui contient de l'argile ou qui ressemble à l'argile par sa couleur, sa consistance [...]

CONT

Les boues argileuses [sont] constituées par l'accumulation de minéraux des argiles.

PHR

Terres argileuses.

PHR

Roche argileuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

[...] rico en minerales donde abunda la arcilla.

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Record 2 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clay and Clay Products (Ceramics)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

... most of the red ore is soft, spongy, and clay-like and has high porosity and moisture content.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terres et glaçures (Ind. de la céramique)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Qui est de la nature de l'argile; qui en a l'aspect.

CONT

[...] le minerai rouge est en grande partie tendre, spongieux et d'aspect argileux et son taux d'humidité et sa porosité sont élevés.

Spanish

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