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CYCLE GEOCHIMIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geochemical cycle
1, record 1, English, geochemical%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
During geologic changes, the sequence of stages in the migration of elements between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. 2, record 1, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The sequence of stages in the migration of elements during geologic changes. 3, record 1, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rankama and Sahama distinguish a major cycle, proceeding from magma to igneous rocks to sediment to sedimentary rocks to metamorphic rocks, and possibly through migmatites and back to magma, and a minor or exogenic cycle proceeding from sediment to sedimentary rocks to weathered material and back to sediments again. 3, record 1, English, - geochemical%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle géochimique
1, record 1, French, cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cheminement des divers éléments chimiques au cours des phénomènes géodynamiques de l'écorce terrestre : altération, transport, sédimentation, etc. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle cycle géochimique la suite des évolutions au cours des étapes suivantes : altération, transport, sédimentation, diagenèse, métamorphisme et genèse des roches cristallines. 3, record 1, French, - cycle%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo geoquímico
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclo%20geoqu%C3%ADmico
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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