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BENEFICIATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paint rock
1, record 1, English, paint%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, incompetent, fine-grained mass of quartz, pyrolusite, and kaolin with subangular fragments of chert, hematite, and goethite. 2, record 1, English, - paint%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leached slate beds vary from white to pink or deep red and are known as "paint rock". The intimate intergrowths of iron oxide and aluminous clay or silica make these ores difficult to beneficiate. 3, record 1, English, - paint%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ocre de fer
1, record 1, French, ocre%20de%20fer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- argile schistoferrugineuse 2, record 1, French, argile%20schistoferrugineuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand la silice, le calcium, le magnésium et le fer sont lessivés des shales et ardoises noirs à grain fin, les couches et le rubanement primaires ressortent du minerai rouge sous forme de tendres couches saprolitiques semi-indurées à argiles alumineuses qui ne contiennent aucune quantité appréciable de fer. Ces couches d'ardoise lessivée sont appelées «ocre de fer» et leur couleur varie de blanc à rose ou rouge foncé. 3, record 1, French, - ocre%20de%20fer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beneficiate
1, record 2, English, beneficiate
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- enrich 2, record 2, English, enrich
correct, verb
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To improve the grade by removing gangue material; to upgrade. 3, record 2, English, - beneficiate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The yellow ore is much more difficult to beneficiate than the blue. 4, record 2, English, - beneficiate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... generally applied to the preparation of iron ore for smelting, through such processes as sintering, magnetic concentration, washing, etc. 5, record 2, English, - beneficiate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enrichir
1, record 2, French, enrichir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valoriser 2, record 2, French, valoriser
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enrichir le minerai: procéder à son enrichissement. [...] Enrichissement des minerais : ensemble de divers procédés mécaniques, physiques ou physico-chimiques ayant pour but d'augmenter la concentration en élément utile des minerais, de rendre ceux-ci plus faciles à traiter par les processus ultérieurs des réactions métallurgiques, et enfin d'éliminer des parties stériles, telles que les gangues, avant les traitements d'élaboration. 3, record 2, French, - enrichir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] en dessous [du «chapeau de fer»], s'effectuent des précipitations de sulfures qui enrichissent le minerai originel. 4, record 2, French, - enrichir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- enriquecer
1, record 2, Spanish, enriquecer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mejorar una materia o un producto mediante concentración de sus principios útiles o agregándoselos, si carece de ellos o los tuviera en proporciones insuficientes [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - enriquecer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un mineral se enriquece eliminado una parte de su ganga [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - enriquecer
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- yellow ore
1, record 3, English, yellow%20ore
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellow-colored ore mineral ... 2, record 3, English, - yellow%20ore
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silica is dissolved readily from minnesotaite-carbonate-chert facies and these felty textured iron-silicate and siderite mineral aggregates show the first sign of oxidation and leaching. The yellow ore is much more difficult to beneficiate than the blue. 3, record 3, English, - yellow%20ore
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- minerai jaune
1, record 3, French, minerai%20jaune
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- produit jaune 2, record 3, French, produit%20jaune
correct, masculine noun
- minéral jaune 3, record 3, French, min%C3%A9ral%20jaune
masculine noun
- minéral d'oxydation 3, record 3, French, min%C3%A9ral%20d%27oxydation
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Produits jaunes : Ce sont des minéraux secondaires qui accompagnent dans leurs gîtes les minéraux primaires. Ce sont des phosphates, sulfates, vanadates, dont la teinte va du jaune pâle au jaune d'or (uranotile). 4, record 3, French, - minerai%20jaune
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Remarquablement dense [...], de couleur noir-verdâtre, l'uraninite s'altère en «produits jaunes» [...] 5, record 3, French, - minerai%20jaune
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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