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CHONDRITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chondrite
1, record 1, English, chondrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chondritic meteorite 2, record 1, English, chondritic%20meteorite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules. 3, record 1, English, - chondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the chondrites are believed to have a similar composition to that of Earth as a whole. It is now believed that the chondritic meteorites represent fragments of material from planets which resembled the early Earth ... 2, record 1, English, - chondrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chondrite
1, record 1, French, chondrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- météorite chondritique 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite%20chondritique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Météorite pierreuse contenant des granules d'un type particulier, appelés chondres. 3, record 1, French, - chondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chondrites représentent 80 % des météorites. Leur composition sert de base à la plupart des modèles d'évolution géochimique. 4, record 1, French, - chondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On pense que les chondrites contiennent les éléments non volatils de la matière solaire primordiale en proportions assez invariables [...] 5, record 1, French, - chondrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chondrite
1, record 2, English, chondrite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A common trace fossil of the "genus" Chondrites, consisting of plantlike, regularly ramifying tunnel structures that neither cross each other nor anastomose but radiate around a central vertical tube. 1, record 2, English, - chondrite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chondrites
1, record 2, French, chondrites
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] empreintes fossiles attribuées à des thalles d'algues telles que les chondrus. 2, record 2, French, - chondrites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «chondrites» groupent encore des pistes en tunnels et sont en outre caractérisées par la régularité de leurs embranchements. Cette ordonnance semble montrer que l'organisme a non seulement passé dans le sédiment ambiant. On y remarque occasionnellement une structure en étoile, ou radiée. 3, record 2, French, - chondrites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les chondrites] se rencontrent dès le Silurien, mais sont plus nombreuses dans le Crétacé et dans le Tertiaire. 2, record 2, French, - chondrites
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chondrites : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (chondrite). 4, record 2, French, - chondrites
Record 2, Key term(s)
- chondrite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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