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BATEE [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- miner's pan
1, record 1, English, miner%27s%20pan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miner's pan: an item in the "Mining and Mineral Harvesting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - miner%27s%20pan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- batée
1, record 1, French, bat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
batée : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'exploitation minière et d'extraction minérale» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - bat%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological Prospecting
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- panning
1, record 2, English, panning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wash-troughing 2, record 2, English, wash%2Dtroughing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique of prospecting for heavy metals, e.g. gold, by washing placer or crushed vein material in a pan. 3, record 2, English, - panning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lighter fractions are washed away, leaving the heavy metals behind, in the pan. 3, record 2, English, - panning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Heavy mineral panning of stream sediments for minerals such as pyrochlore, chrysoberyl, helvite and euclase. 4, record 2, English, - panning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to pan: to wash earth, gravel, or other material in a pan in searching for gold or some other precious material. 5, record 2, English, - panning
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wash-trough: A trough used for washing [ores or slimes]. 6, record 2, English, - panning
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prospection géologique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lavage à la batée
1, record 2, French, lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lavage à la battée 2, record 2, French, lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20batt%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- batéiage 3, record 2, French, bat%C3%A9iage
correct, masculine noun
- bateyage 4, record 2, French, bateyage
correct, masculine noun
- batée 5, record 2, French, bat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- pannage 6, record 2, French, pannage
masculine noun
- lavage au pan 7, record 2, French, lavage%20au%20pan
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à séparer les minéraux les plus lourds, tels que l'or et les sulfures, des minéraux plus légers, soit dans les sédiments d'un ruisseau, soit dans les sols meubles, soit d'une roche broyée, dans un contenant ayant la forme d'une poêle à frire. 8, record 2, French, - lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De plus en plus, les résultats de batées apparaissent difficiles à interpréter, l'or en place n'étant pas toujours exprimé. 9, record 2, French, - lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les fragments de ces minéraux isolés, par lavage à la batée, d'éluvions ou d'alluvions; [...] 10, record 2, French, - lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le géologue chargé d'une prospection alluviale doit [...] organiser un travail systématique de lavage à la batée des alluvions. 6, record 2, French, - lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
batée : Outil de lavage manuel des matériaux, constitué par une auge circulaire de quelques décimètres à fond de faible profondeur. (C'est, en général, un cône très aplati, dans lequel on dispose une petite quantité de matériau ou d'alluvions à laver. La batée est remuée à la main dans un mouvement circulaire accompagné de choc, et on rassemble, au fond, les minéraux les plus denses, comme les paillettes d'or; les fragments les plus légers s'éliminent par débordement.) 11, record 2, French, - lavage%20%C3%A0%20la%20bat%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Prospección geológica
- Minas de oro y de plata
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bateado
1, record 2, Spanish, bateado
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Prospecting Equipment
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pan
1, record 3, English, pan
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gold pan 2, record 3, English, gold%20pan
correct
- miner's pan 3, record 3, English, miner%27s%20pan
correct
- prospecting pan 4, record 3, English, prospecting%20pan
correct
- gold-washing pan 5, record 3, English, gold%2Dwashing%20pan
correct
- gold-washing bowl 5, record 3, English, gold%2Dwashing%20bowl
correct
- wash pan 6, record 3, English, wash%20pan
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular steel dish ... used for testing and working placer deposits. 4, record 3, English, - pan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is in shape a conical frustum, 10, 12.25, 16 in or more across the top, 2-2.5 in deep, the sides at an angle of 35-75° to the bottom. It should be light, with smooth inner surface, free from grease and rust. Polished steel and granite ware are the usual materials, though the latter is apt to chip. Uses: (a) to assay gold-bearing gravels in prospecting, and, less frequently, to make a rough assay of crushed vein material for gold; (b) to work gold-bearing gravel on a small scale; (c) to make gravity-concentration tests on heavy-metal ores. 7, record 3, English, - pan
Record 3, Key term(s)
- washing pan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de prospection minière
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- batée
1, record 3, French, bat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- battée 2, record 3, French, batt%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- écuelle d'orpailleur 3, record 3, French, %C3%A9cuelle%20d%27orpailleur
feminine noun
- gamelle d'orpailleur 3, record 3, French, gamelle%20d%27orpailleur
feminine noun
- pan 4, record 3, French, pan
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil de lavage manuel des matériaux, constitué par une auge circulaire de quelques décimètres à fond de faible profondeur. 4, record 3, French, - bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un procédé ancien - celui des chercheurs d'or - consiste à entraîner les parties les plus légères par un courant d'eau (lévigation). Les parties lourdes sont alors recueillies dans un récipient large et peu profond appelé batée. 5, record 3, French, - bat%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La batée] est, en général, un cône très aplati, dans lequel on dispose une petite quantité de matériau ou d'alluvions à laver. [Elle] est remuée à la main dans un mouvement circulaire accompagné de choc, et on rassemble, au fond, les minéraux les plus denses, comme les paillettes d'or; les fragments les plus légers s'éliminent par débordement.) 4, record 3, French, - bat%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de prospección minera
- Minas de oro y de plata
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- batea
1, record 3, Spanish, batea
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Herramienta, instrumento o recipiente cóncavo o cónico que se utiliza para separar el oro de otros elementos por medio del paso del agua o el movimiento. 2, record 3, Spanish, - batea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La batea puede ser realmente cualquier recipiente medianamente hondo, del tamaño que estimemos adecuado, con alguno de sus laterales (o todo su contorno si es circular) ligeramente inclinado. 3, record 3, Spanish, - batea
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