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MASSIF LENTICULAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lenticular body
1, record 1, English, lenticular%20body
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lensoid body 1, record 1, English, lensoid%20body
correct
- lenticular mass 1, record 1, English, lenticular%20mass
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits were defined ... as irregular but fundamentally lenticular chromite-rich bodies that occur within Alpine peridotite or ophiolite complexes. 1, record 1, English, - lenticular%20body
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Podiform chromite deposits are generally lenticular bodies of massive to heavily disseminated chromite. 1, record 1, English, - lenticular%20body
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amas lenticulaire
1, record 1, French, amas%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- masse lenticulaire 1, record 1, French, masse%20lenticulaire
correct, feminine noun
- corps lenticulaire 1, record 1, French, corps%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
- massif lenticulaire 1, record 1, French, massif%20lenticulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite ont été définis [...] comme des amas riches en chromite de forme irrégulière mais essentiellement lenticulaire qui sont encaissés dans des complexes ophiolitiques ou des péridotites de type alpin. 1, record 1, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gîtes podiformes de chromite sont généralement formés d'amas lenticulaires de chromite massive à densément disséminée. 1, record 1, French, - amas%20lenticulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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