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BITUMINOUS LIMESTONE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Petroleum Asphalts
DEF

A [limestone] of a brown or black color, emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Bitumes
DEF

[Calcaire] noir, riche en matières charbonneuses, pouvant [laisser] suinter les hydrocarbures lourds.

OBS

[Les] calcaires asphaltiques où l'asphalte est synsédimentaire [...] ou simplement stocké [...] ne doivent pas être confondus avec les calcaires bitumineux qui contiennent seulement des kérabitumes [...]

OBS

kérabitume : Classe de matières organiques sédimentées, insolubles dans les solvants usuels, particulièrement sulfure de carbone et chloroforme, composées de carbone, d'hydrogène, de petites quantités d'azote et éventuellement de soufre.

Spanish

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