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Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
CONT

The average composition or the magma produced in geosynclines and deep-sea trenches correspond to that of a very olivine-rich basalt, approximating the so-called oceanite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

[...] les autres, au contraire, très riches en magnésie, [...] représentent plus de la moitié de la roche, qui est une océanite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Vulcanología y sismología
OBS

Variedad de basalto muy rico en olivino.

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Record 2 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Oceanography
DEF

The degree to which a climate is affected by maritime influences ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Degré auquel un climat est affecté par des influences marines [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Modificación del clima producida por influencias oceánicas [...]

OBS

[...] término opuesto al de continentalidad.

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Record 3 1991-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
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