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AURIFEROUS DISTRICT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auriferous reef
1, record 1, English, auriferous%20reef
correct, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gold reef 2, record 1, English, gold%20reef
correct, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the auriferous reefs and cements of the Tuapeka district, in New Zealand, are partially of Lower Carboniferous age.... in certain places they form the country in which quartz reefs carrying gold and other minerals have been found. 1, record 1, English, - auriferous%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reef: ... a metalliferous mineral deposit, especially gold bearing quartz. 3, record 1, English, - auriferous%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
reef: term used in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. 4, record 1, English, - auriferous%20reef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- reef aurifère
1, record 1, French, reef%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- banc de conglomérats aurifères 2, record 1, French, banc%20de%20conglom%C3%A9rats%20aurif%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun
- banc conglomératique aurifère 3, record 1, French, banc%20conglom%C3%A9ratique%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- barre de conglomérat aurifère 4, record 1, French, barre%20de%20conglom%C3%A9rat%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les barres de conglomérat aurifère (les reefs ou récifs ainsi appelés car ils forment de petits reliefs à la surface du sol quand ils affleurent) comprennent, en général, de bas en haut : Le Dominion Reef [...]; le Main Reef [...]; le Bird Reef [...]; le Kimberley Reef [...]; l'Elsburg Reef [...]; le Black Reef [...] 4, record 1, French, - reef%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] bancs de conglomérats aurifères, appelés «Reefs», parce qu'il donnent un petit relief en surface du fait de leur dureté. 2, record 1, French, - reef%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] dans l'ensemble du Rand, les différents bancs conglomératiques [...] présentent chacun des caractères assez différents. Les teneurs en or dans chaque couche aurifère varient en général largement [...] 2, record 1, French, - reef%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- History (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- circa
1, record 2, English, circa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ca. 2, record 2, English, ca%2E
correct
- c. 3, record 2, English, c%2E
correct
- ca 4, record 2, English, ca
correct
- c 4, record 2, English, c
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
About, around. 5, record 2, English, - circa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early placer miners (ca. 1902) followed the lower bedrock surface ... 6, record 2, English, - circa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Boliden auriferous massive sulphide deposit occurs in the circa 1. 8 Ga greenstone belt of the Skellefte district in Sweden. 6, record 2, English, - circa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
often used with numerals (circa 1740). 5, record 2, English, - circa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
used with dates when the exact date is unknown. 7, record 2, English, - circa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vers
1, record 2, French, vers
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- v. 2, record 2, French, v%2E
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- environ 3, record 2, French, environ
correct
- env. 4, record 2, French, env%2E
correct
- env. 4, record 2, French, env%2E
- circa 5, record 2, French, circa
avoid, anglicism, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
circa : Préposition latine signifiant autour de, aux environs de, vers, qui sert à indiquer une date approximative. [P. ex. : vers] 250-220 av. J.-C. 6, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premiers mineurs qui ont exploité ce placer (vers 1902) ont suivi la surface inférieure du dépôt le long du substratum rocheux [...] 7, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gisement de sulfures massifs aurifères de Boliden se trouve dans la ceinture de roches vertes du district de Skellefte en Suède remontant à environ 1,8 Ga. 7, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vers, v. : terme et abréviation utilisés à la Section de traduction des Musées. 8, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Le préfixe] «circa-», du latin «circa», autour de, entre dans la composition de quelques mots. [P. ex. :] circalittoral [...] circalunaire [...] circannuel [...] 9, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
circa : Anglicisme au sens de «environ» qui s'abrège «env.» 10, record 2, French, - vers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
environ; vers : Choisir l'un ou l'autre des termes selon le contexte, le premier équivalent au sens de l'anglais «about» et le second au sens de «around». 11, record 2, French, - vers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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