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ASBESTOS VEIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Asbestos Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slip fiber
1, record 1, English, slip%20fiber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slip fibre 2, record 1, English, slip%20fibre
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fiber oriented more or less parallel to the vein wall [in an asbestiform vein]. 1, record 1, English, - slip%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asbestos veins are normally characterized as being either "cross fibre, "in which the chrysotile fibres are oriented at a high angle to the plane of the vein, or "slip fibre, "in which the fibres generally parallel the vein. 3, record 1, English, - slip%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "cross fiber." 4, record 1, English, - slip%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Slip-fiber vein. 1, record 1, English, - slip%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Slip fibre vein. 5, record 1, English, - slip%20fiber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'amiante
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibre longitudinale
1, record 1, French, fibre%20longitudinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les veines d'amiante sont habituellement composées de fibres transversales, ou croisées, c'est-à-dire de fibres de chrysotile orientées selon un angle élevé par rapport aux épontes de la veine, ou de fibres longitudinales, généralement parallèles aux parois de la veine qui dans ce cas présente l'aspect d'une surface de glissement. 2, record 1, French, - fibre%20longitudinale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thermometamorphism
1, record 2, English, thermometamorphism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- thermal metamorphism 2, record 2, English, thermal%20metamorphism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Metamorphism in rocks that is produced by heat but is not the result of dynamic action or of volcanic emanations. 1, record 2, English, - thermometamorphism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... asbestos vein formation occurred some time after peak thermal metamorphism... 3, record 2, English, - thermometamorphism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thermométamorphisme
1, record 2, French, thermom%C3%A9tamorphisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce métamorphisme est exceptionnel et ne se rencontre guère qu'au contact des laves et aux lieux d'incendie de houillères [...]. Le thermométamorphisme ne prend une grande importance théorique que dans les études des enclaves retenues dans les roches volcaniques. 2, record 2, French, - thermom%C3%A9tamorphisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la formation des veines d'amiante s'est produite après la phase la plus intense du thermométamorphisme [...] 3, record 2, French, - thermom%C3%A9tamorphisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Asbestos Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- asbestos vein
1, record 3, English, asbestos%20vein
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asbestos veins are normally characterized as being either "cross fibre", in which the chrysotile fibres are oriented at a high angle to the plane of the vein, or "slip fibre", in which the fibres generally parallel the vein. 1, record 3, English, - asbestos%20vein
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'amiante
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- veine d'amiante
1, record 3, French, veine%20d%27amiante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les veines d'amiante sont habituellement composées de fibres transversales, ou croisées, c'est-à-dire de fibres de chrysotile orientées selon un angle élevé par rapport aux épontes de la veine, ou de fibres longitudinales, généralement parallèles aux parois de la veine qui dans ce cas présente l'aspect d'une surface de glissement. 1, record 3, French, - veine%20d%27amiante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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