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BROWN PEAT [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peat fire
1, record 1, English, peat%20fire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peat : a firm brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often cut out and dried for use as fuel and in gardening. 1, record 1, English, - peat%20fire
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Incendies de végétation
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- feu de tourbe
1, record 1, French, feu%20de%20tourbe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tourbe : matière spongieuse issue de la décomposition de végétaux dans certains marécages et utilisée comme combustible. 2, record 1, French, - feu%20de%20tourbe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Peat and Peat Bogs
- Soil Science
- Ecosystems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- peat fen
1, record 2, English, peat%20fen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new land at Wicken Fen will be transformed into wetlands and a buffer zone to protect the National Trust reserve, one of the best surviving examples of peat fen in Britain and is home to many species of wildlife. 2, record 2, English, - peat%20fen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are three types of peat : fen, high bog and intermediate. Fen peat is the most common in Poland. It occurs in the river valleys and on the lake coasts on the Polish Lowlands. The peat is rich in nutrients and dominated by carex, phragmites and different species of brown moss as well as birch and alder. 3, record 2, English, - peat%20fen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
peat fen: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 2, English, - peat%20fen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tourbières
- Science du sol
- Écosystèmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marais tourbeux
1, record 2, French, marais%20tourbeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présence de pergélisol à la lisière sud de la zone discontinue est étroitement associée à la nature des tourbières, les marais tourbeux recouvrant du pergélisol et les marais non tourbeux étant non gelés. 2, record 2, French, - marais%20tourbeux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est dans les marais tourbeux, au bord des mares, à l'ombre des arbres ou des arbustes, parfois au soleil, que croît la plante. 3, record 2, French, - marais%20tourbeux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-06-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lignite
1, record 3, English, lignite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lignite coal 2, record 3, English, lignite%20coal
correct, standardized
- lignitic coal 3, record 3, English, lignitic%20coal
correct
- brown coal 4, record 3, English, brown%20coal
correct, see observation
- wood coal 5, record 3, English, wood%20coal
- fulvurite 6, record 3, English, fulvurite
obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lignite, generally yellow to dark brown or rarely black coal that formed from peat at shallow depths and temperatures lower than 100 °C(212 °F). It is the first product of coalification and is intermediate between peat and subbituminous coal according to the coal classification used in the United States and Canada. 7, record 3, English, - lignite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "brown coal" can also refer to a broader group of low-rank coals which includes lignite and subbituminous coal. 8, record 3, English, - lignite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lignite coal: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 8, record 3, English, - lignite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lignite
1, record 3, French, lignite
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- houille brune 2, record 3, French, houille%20brune
correct, feminine noun
- charbon de lignite 3, record 3, French, charbon%20de%20lignite
masculine noun
- charbon brun 2, record 3, French, charbon%20brun
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Charbon fossile, d'aspect ligneux ou terreux, noir ou brun, contenant 65 à 75 % de carbone, intermédiaire entre la tourbe et la houille. 4, record 3, French, - lignite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lignite : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 5, record 3, French, - lignite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lignito
1, record 3, Spanish, lignito
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbón color pardo terroso, con restos fibrosos, originado fundamentalmente durante la Era Terciaria. Se originó, como la hulla, por descomposición anaerobia de materias vegetales. 2, record 3, Spanish, - lignito
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fossil dopplerite
1, record 4, English, fossil%20dopplerite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... distinction should be made between secondary true dopplerite,... and fossil dopplerite(Zittavite) originating at the peat stage of soft brown coal. 1, record 4, English, - fossil%20dopplerite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dopplérite fossile
1, record 4, French, doppl%C3%A9rite%20fossile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- dopplerite fossile 1, record 4, French, dopplerite%20fossile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a deux types de dopplérite, la dopplérite vraie et la dopplérite fossile ou zittavite, formée dès le stade tourbe du lignite tendre. 1, record 4, French, - doppl%C3%A9rite%20fossile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «dopplerite». 1, record 4, French, - doppl%C3%A9rite%20fossile
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mining of Organic Materials
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dopplerite
1, record 5, English, dopplerite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a black gelatinous material, solidifying as a result of loss of water to a black lustrous solid and chemically consists principally of free humic acids or as humic acid salts such as calcium humate. 1, record 5, English, - dopplerite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is applicable only to material occurring in peat and soft brown coal. 1, record 5, English, - dopplerite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dopplerite
1, record 5, French, dopplerite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- dopplérite 2, record 5, French, doppl%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse noire et gélatineuse qui se solidifie par déperdition d'eau en un corps solide, noir et brillant. 3, record 5, French, - dopplerite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propre à la tourbe et au lignite tendre. 3, record 5, French, - dopplerite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- muckite
1, record 6, English, muckite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fossil resin... found in brown coals and peat. 1, record 6, English, - muckite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- muckite
1, record 6, French, muckite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de résine fossile. 2, record 6, French, - muckite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] résines fossiles de Moravie (walchovite, neudorfite et muckite). 3, record 6, French, - muckite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-06-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Peat and Peat Bogs
- Biomass Energy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- brown peat moss
1, record 7, English, brown%20peat%20moss
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- brown moss peat 2, record 7, English, brown%20moss%20peat
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peat composed of brown mosses, mainly Amblystegium, Paludella and Hypnum. 2, record 7, English, - brown%20peat%20moss
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Stanek - Muskeg and the Northern Environment 2, record 7, English, - brown%20peat%20moss
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tourbières
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tourbe de mousse brune
1, record 7, French, tourbe%20de%20mousse%20brune
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- tourbe mousseuse brune 1, record 7, French, tourbe%20mousseuse%20brune
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-07-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mining of Organic Materials
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- humogelite
1, record 8, English, humogelite
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A collective name for humic gels occurring in peat and brown coal such as dopplorite, zittavite, etc. 2, record 8, English, - humogelite
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- humogélite
1, record 8, French, humog%C3%A9lite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom collectif des gels humiques. 1, record 8, French, - humog%C3%A9lite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-03-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Peat and Peat Bogs
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- palsa fen
1, record 9, English, palsa%20fen
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fen with mounds of perennially frozen peat(sedge and brown moss peat) and mineral soil, up to 5 m high and 100 m in diameter although they can be much smaller. 2, record 9, English, - palsa%20fen
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Palsa fens generally occur in unfrozen peatlands and are frequently associated with collapse scar fens. 2, record 9, English, - palsa%20fen
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tourbières
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tourbière minérotrophe à palse
1, record 9, French, tourbi%C3%A8re%20min%C3%A9rotrophe%20%C3%A0%20palse
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- fen à palse 2, record 9, French, fen%20%C3%A0%20palse
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tourbière minérotrophe] qui comprend des monticules de tourbe pergélisolée (tourbe de mousse brune et de laîches) et de sol minéral, pouvant atteindre 5 m de hauteur et 100 m de diamètre, mais pouvant être beaucoup plus petits. 2, record 9, French, - tourbi%C3%A8re%20min%C3%A9rotrophe%20%C3%A0%20palse
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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