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BROWN CLAY [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Art Supplies
- Drawing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conté crayon
1, record 1, English, cont%C3%A9%20crayon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Conté crayon 2, record 1, English, Cont%C3%A9%20crayon
correct
- conté 3, record 1, English, cont%C3%A9
correct
- Conté 3, record 1, English, Cont%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard crayon made of clay and graphite, usually black, gray, or brown. 3, record 1, English, - cont%C3%A9%20crayon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel d'artistes
- Dessin
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crayon Conté
1, record 1, French, crayon%20Cont%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- loess
1, record 2, English, loess
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- löss 2, record 2, English, l%C3%B6ss
correct
- lehm 2, record 2, English, lehm
- bluff formation 2, record 2, English, bluff%20formation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A widespread, homogeneous, commonly unstratified, porous, friable, unconsolidated but slightly coherent, usually highly calcareous, fine-grained, blanket deposits of marl or loam, consisting predominantly of silt with subordinate grain sizes ranging from clay to fine sand... It is buff to light yellowish or yellowish brown in color... 2, record 2, English, - loess
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lœss
1, record 2, French, l%26oelig%3Bss
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôt sédimentaire détritique meuble. 2, record 2, French, - l%26oelig%3Bss
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout lœss est un limon [...] jaune clair [...] au toucher farineux et pulvérulent [...] Il renferme à l'origine jusqu'à 50 p. cent de calcaire et il est riche en argile. Il est très poreux et très perméable à l'eau. 3, record 2, French, - l%26oelig%3Bss
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- loess
1, record 2, Spanish, loess
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- loes 2, record 2, Spanish, loes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito sedimentario detrítico, móvil, periglaciar, de origen eólico, formado por partículas de dimensiones inferiores a 50 micrones. 3, record 2, Spanish, - loess
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sauconite
1, record 3, English, sauconite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a reddish brown monoclinic clay mineral of the smectite group, very fine-grained and massive in habit... 2, record 3, English, - sauconite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sauconite
1, record 3, French, sauconite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (silicate) du système cristallin monoclinique, du groupe de la smectite, jaune à brun rougeâtre, à éclat mat. 2, record 3, French, - sauconite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Bauxite Mining
- Geochemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bauxite
1, record 4, English, bauxite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- airplane ore 2, record 4, English, airplane%20ore
correct, see observation, regional
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An off-white, grayish, brown, yellow, or reddish brown rock composed of amorphous or microcrystalline aluminum oxides and oxyhydroxides,(mainly gibbsite..., bayerite..., boehmite..., and diaspore...) admixed with free silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and especially clay minerals. 3, record 4, English, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bauxite is formed by the weathering of sediments or igneous rocks having relatively high alumina contents. 4, record 4, English, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bauxite is the chief ore of aluminum ... 3, record 4, English, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
airplane ore: A term used in Tennessee for bauxite. 2, record 4, English, - bauxite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines de bauxite
- Géochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bauxite
1, record 4, French, bauxite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- beauxite 2, record 4, French, beauxite
feminine noun, archaic
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minerai d'aluminium [...] formé principalement d'alumine hydratée [...], parfois mélangé d'un peu de silice et d'oxydes de fer. 3, record 4, French, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le minerai d'aluminium est la bauxite, roche cohérente assez dure et de structure variée [...] La bauxite n'est pas une espèce minérale, mais un complexe de composition variable. Elle est formée essentiellement de [...] silicates d'alumine [...] et d'hydrates d'alumine (gibbsite, diaspore, boehmite). [...] Les bauxites résultent de l'altération de très nombreuses roches, à la suite d'un lessivage prolongé par les pluies chaudes des climats intertropicaux. 4, record 4, French, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La bauxite] est cohérente, rayée par le canif et non par l'ongle, de couleur crème ou, si elle contient du fer, rose ou rougeâtre. Elle n'est industriellement exploitable pour l'aluminium que si la teneur en silice ne dépasse pas 2 à 6 % et la teneur en fer 10 à 20 %. 3, record 4, French, - bauxite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Étymologie] Bauxite : du village de Beaux, près d'Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône), découverte en 1821 par l'ingénieur des mines Berthier, [...] Le nom de beauxite [...] dû à Dufrenoy (1837) [...] a été orthographié bauxite par Sainte-Claire-Deville en 1861. 2, record 4, French, - bauxite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de bauxita
- Geoquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- bauxita
1, record 4, Spanish, bauxita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sesquióxido hidratado de aluminio, mena explotada casi exclusivamente para fabricar dicho metal. 2, record 4, Spanish, - bauxita
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La bauxita es más bien una mezcla compleja de minerales que difiere de un yacimiento a otro y se compone esencialmente de hidratos de alúmina, boehmita, diásporo, gibbsita, etc. Además de su uso principal, que es la producción de aluminio [...], se emplea, previamente calcinada, como materia refractaria, pues funde a 2050º C. También se usa en las refinerías para purificar ciertos derivados del petróleo. 2, record 4, Spanish, - bauxita
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agregado natural de minerales de aluminio en los que dicho elemento aparece principalmente en forma de óxidos hidratados. No tóxico, no combustible. Color blanco, crema, amarillo, pardo, gris o rojo. Insoluble en agua. Se descompone con el ácido clorhídrico. 3, record 4, Spanish, - bauxita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ocherous
1, record 5, English, ocherous
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- ochreous 2, record 5, English, ochreous
correct
- ochrous 3, record 5, English, ochrous
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to, containing, or resembling ocher. 3, record 5, English, - ocherous
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Yellow to brown ore often referred to as SCIF ore is derived from silicate-carbonate facies and is composed mainly of goethite or hydrous iron oxides and dark brown martite. It is earthy to ocherous and has a high proportion of clay size material. 4, record 5, English, - ocherous
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ocreux
1, record 5, French, ocreux
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la couleur de l'ocre. 2, record 5, French, - ocreux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le minerai jaune à brun [...] est terreux et ocreux et contient une forte proportion de particules de la taille des argiles. 3, record 5, French, - ocreux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Soil Science
- Mining Engineering
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- water content
1, record 6, English, water%20content
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- moisture content 2, record 6, English, moisture%20content
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Water content [of the soil] is found by dividing the weight of water in the soil by the weight of dry soil. 4, record 6, English, - water%20content
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Yellow to brown ore... has a high moisture content due to adsorption of water on the earthy clay particles. 5, record 6, English, - water%20content
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Water content of air, of dried fruit, of snow, of the soil, 3, record 6, English, - water%20content
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Science du sol
- Génie minier
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- teneur en eau
1, record 6, French, teneur%20en%20eau
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- taux d'humidité 2, record 6, French, taux%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport de la masse d'eau contenue dans un matériau à la masse de matière sèche de ce dernier. 1, record 6, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La teneur en eau du sol est synonyme d'humidité du sol. Dans le cas des organes végétaux, la teneur en eau est généralement très supérieure à un et dépasse souvent dix. [...] La détermination de la teneur en eau s'obtient [entre autres] par pesée avant et après passage à l'étuve. 1, record 6, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le minerai jaune à brun [...] a une forte porosité et un taux d'humidité élevé à cause de l'adsorption d'eau sur les particules d'argiles terreuses. 2, record 6, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Ingeniería de minas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- tenor en agua
1, record 6, Spanish, tenor%20en%20agua
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- reddish brown lateritic soil 1, record 7, English, reddish%20brown%20lateritic%20soil
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--predominantly red friable clay soil passing into reticulately mottled red and white clay(U. K.) ;soil with reddish brown A horizon(...) and deep dark red acid B horizon of accumulated layer silicates(U. S.). 1, record 7, English, - reddish%20brown%20lateritic%20soil
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sol rouge ferralitique 1, record 7, French, sol%20rouge%20ferralitique
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- sol rouge latéritique 1, record 7, French, sol%20rouge%20lat%C3%A9ritique
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--sol riche en hydroxydes de fer et aluminium généralement très profond, peu rouge en surface, plus rouge en dessous, assez friable même lorsqu'il est de texture argileuse 1, record 7, French, - sol%20rouge%20ferralitique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- yellowish brown lateritic soil 1, record 8, English, yellowish%20brown%20lateritic%20soil
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--yellowish brown friable soil grading into yellow or reddish yellow clay(U. K.) ;soil with brownish A horizon [and deep yellowish-brown B horizon(U. S.). ] 1, record 8, English, - yellowish%20brown%20lateritic%20soil
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- sol beige ferralitique 1, record 8, French, sol%20beige%20ferralitique
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- sol beige latéritique 1, record 8, French, sol%20beige%20lat%C3%A9ritique
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--sol riche en hydroxydes de fer et d'alumine généralement très profond, gris-beige en surface, puis plus beige au dessous, assez friable, même lorsqu'il est de texture argileuse 1, record 8, French, - sol%20beige%20ferralitique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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