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WHIN-STONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whinstone
1, record 1, English, whinstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- whin-stone 2, record 1, English, whin%2Dstone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
whinstone: A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick - for example, to masses of chert. 3, record 1, English, - whinstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The houses are all built of whin-stone, gathered partly from the land, but chiefly from the sea-beach. 2, record 1, English, - whinstone
Record 1, Key term(s)
- whin stone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche basaltique
1, record 1, French, roche%20basaltique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche de basalte 2, record 1, French, roche%20de%20basalte
feminine noun
- pierre de basalte 3, record 1, French, pierre%20de%20basalte
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des éléments chimiques volatils, dont certains sont solubles comme le gaz carbonique, le chlorure d'hydrogene et les oxydes de soufre [...] ont alors formé des acides capables d'altérer les roches balsatiques, situées au fond de l'océan en raison de l'activité volcanique sous-marine [...] 4, record 1, French, - roche%20basaltique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ce volcan est dépourvu de cratère : Le sommet ne présente qu'une petite plaine circulaire d'environ deux mille pieds de diamètre; elle est convertie, en partie, en champ labourable, et le reste ne présente qu'une immense roche de basalte formée de plusieurs blocs informes. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20basaltique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
basaltique : adj. - Qui est formé de basalte. Roches, laves basaltiques. 5, record 1, French, - roche%20basaltique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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