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UNDEREARTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- underclay
1, record 1, English, underclay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- underearth 1, record 1, English, underearth
correct
- seat earth 2, record 1, English, seat%20earth
correct
- seat clay 2, record 1, English, seat%20clay
correct
- root clay 2, record 1, English, root%20clay
correct
- thill 2, record 1, English, thill
correct
- warrant 2, record 1, English, warrant
correct
- coal clay 2, record 1, English, coal%20clay
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of fine-grained detrital material, usually clay, lying immediately beneath a coal bed or forming the floor of a coal seam. It represents the old soil in which the plants (from which the coal was formed) were rooted, and it commonly contains fossil roots ... It is often a "fireclay" ... 2, record 1, English, - underclay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- underclay
1, record 1, French, underclay
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche d'argile formant le mur d'une couche de houille. 2, record 1, French, - underclay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Américains appellent «underclays» les roches argileuses qui sont situées au mur des couches de houille [...]. Il est évident que la minéralogie des «underclays» est variée puisque les roches dont elles sont issues le sont, mais des variations supplémentaires surviennent. 1, record 1, French, - underclay
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- underearth
1, record 2, English, underearth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The depths of the earth. 1, record 2, English, - underearth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- profondeurs de la terre
1, record 2, French, profondeurs%20de%20la%20terre
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les ressources naturelles du Canada les plus précieuses ne sont pas enfouies dans les profondeurs de la terre [...] 1, record 2, French, - profondeurs%20de%20la%20terre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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