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CALCRETE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calcrete
1, record 1, English, calcrete
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- calcicrete 2, record 1, English, calcicrete
correct
- calccrete 3, record 1, English, calccrete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a conglomerate consisting of surficial sand and gravel cemented into a hard mass by calcium carbonate precipitated from solution and redeposited through the agency of infiltrating waters, or deposited by the escape of carbon dioxide from vadose water. 4, record 1, English, - calcrete
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calcite ... is commonly disseminated, but also occurs in indurated forms ... as nodules or as hard calcareous ... layers termed calcrete ... 5, record 1, English, - calcrete
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Evaporites, caliche, calcrete, mudcracks, and other features record arid and semiarid continental environments of sedimentation. 6, record 1, English, - calcrete
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcrete: Suggested by Lamplug for conglomerates formed by the cementation of surficial gravels by calcium carbonate. Calcicrete was suggested by Bonney as preferable. 7, record 1, English, - calcrete
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Etymology: calcareous + concrete. 4, record 1, English, - calcrete
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcrète
1, record 1, French, calcr%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calcrete 2, record 1, French, calcrete
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croûte calcaire d'un sol [...] 3, record 1, French, - calcr%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la précipitation de calcaire survient [...] notamment par évaporation. [...] C'est [...] la cause [...] de la formation de croûtes (caliches sur sédiment calcaire, calcrètes sur sédiments non calcaires) liées à la pédogenèse. 4, record 1, French, - calcr%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] en climat subaride, tropical, la formation de croûtes calcaires peut aboutir à des gîtes d'uranium de type calcrète. 5, record 1, French, - calcr%C3%A8te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- calcreta
1, record 1, Spanish, calcreta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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