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FACIES PETROGRAPHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- petrographic facies
1, record 1, English, petrographic%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- petrofacies 1, record 1, English, petrofacies
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Facies distinguished primarily on the basis of appearance or composition without respect to form, boundaries, or mutual relations ... They consist of actual large bodies of rock occurring in certain areas and in more or less restricted parts of the stratigraphic section ..., or they may consist of all rocks of a single kind ... 2, record 1, English, - petrographic%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès pétrographique
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20p%C3%A9trographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pétrofaciès 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trofaci%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dénomination des types peut se faire d'une manière géographique : exemple, pour le minerai de fer : «type Lorraine», ou mieux par une dénomination minéralogique ou géologique [...] par exemple : «Type oxydo-carbonaté oolithique dans des séries transgressives gréseuses», pour le gisement de manganèse de Tchiatoura [...] Cette dénomination [...] permet d'associer un type de minéral (oxydo-carbonaté) à un faciès pétrographique déterminé (oolithique). 3, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20p%C3%A9trographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Séquence argileuse.- En supposant l'argile formée essentiellement de kaolinite, silicate hydraté d'alumine [...], le premier faciès pétrographique obtenu est celui de l'argilite, ou schiste argileux [...] 4, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20p%C3%A9trographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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