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PORTION SUPERIEURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apex
1, record 1, English, apex
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- apical portion 2, record 1, English, apical%20portion
correct
- uppermost part 2, record 1, English, uppermost%20part
correct
- upper part 2, record 1, English, upper%20part
correct
- uppermost zone 2, record 1, English, uppermost%20zone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The highest limit of a vein relative to the surface, whether it crops out or not. 3, record 1, English, - apex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... chronite deposits are most abundant in the uppermost part of the tectonized harzburgite, but also occur in the lower part of the cumulate succession. 2, record 1, English, - apex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural of apex: apices or apexes. 3, record 1, English, - apex
Record 1, Key term(s)
- apices
- apexes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apex
1, record 1, French, apex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- partie apicale 2, record 1, French, partie%20apicale
correct, feminine noun
- partie sommitale 3, record 1, French, partie%20sommitale
correct, feminine noun
- portion sommitale 4, record 1, French, portion%20sommitale
correct, feminine noun
- portion supérieure 4, record 1, French, portion%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- zone apicale 5, record 1, French, zone%20apicale
correct, feminine noun
- zone sommitale 4, record 1, French, zone%20sommitale
correct, feminine noun
- tête 6, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
- sommet 7, record 1, French, sommet
correct, masculine noun
- faîte 8, record 1, French, fa%C3%AEte
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite supérieure d'un filon qui peut affleurer (mais pas nécessairement) à la surface. 9, record 1, French, - apex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les unités les plus anciennes [de pegmatite], riches en feldspaths potassiques, occupent les parties apicales et externes du pli [...] 5, record 1, French, - apex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'affleurement du filon de St-Sauveur, à Villemagne (Gard). Cette tête filonienne montre un remplacement des dolomies hettangiennes par le jaspéroïde gris et le quartz blanc; [...] 6, record 1, French, - apex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Sommet d'un filon, tête d'un filon, tête filonnienne. 10, record 1, French, - apex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ápice
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1pice
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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