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MIGRATION LATERALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lateral secretion
1, record 1, English, lateral%20secretion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The leaching of metallic elements from adjacent wall rocks and their redeposition in nearby openings. 2, record 1, English, - lateral%20secretion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These veins [of calcite and quartz] often appear in the form of isolated lentils, and it is evident that the solution that deposited them did not come from far away through a fissure, but simply oozed out of the walls (lateral secretion). 3, record 1, English, - lateral%20secretion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sécrétion latérale
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9cr%C3%A9tion%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- drainage latéral 2, record 1, French, drainage%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- migration latérale 2, record 1, French, migration%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- migration per lateralum 2, record 1, French, migration%20per%20lateralum
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- déplacement latéral 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9placement%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Apport d'éléments métalliques nouveaux lessivés des roches encaissantes. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cr%C3%A9tion%20lat%C3%A9rale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les veines de calcite et de quartz] se présentent souvent sous la forme de lentilles isolées, et il est évident que la solution qui les a déposées n'est pas venue de loin, à la faveur d'une fissure, mais a simplement transsudé à travers les parois (sécrétion latérale). 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cr%C3%A9tion%20lat%C3%A9rale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La locution latine «per lateralum» [dans le terme «migration per lateralum»] s'écrit en italiques. 4, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cr%C3%A9tion%20lat%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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