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CEMENTATION DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concretion
1, record 1, English, concretion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An accumulation of mineral matter that forms around a center or axis of deposition after a sedimentary deposit has been laid down. 1, record 1, English, - concretion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cementation consolidates the deposit as a whole, but the concretion is a body within the host rock that represents a local concentration of cementing material. The enclosing rock is less firmly cemented than the concretion. Commonly spheroidal or disk-shaped, and composed of such cementing agents as calcite, dolomite, iron oxide, or silica. 1, record 1, English, - concretion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "nodule" (see record). 2, record 1, English, - concretion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concrétion
1, record 1, French, concr%C3%A9tion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une roche ou un sol, partie, de nature ou de consistance différente du reste de la formation, qui s'est accrue par apport progressif de matière et a pris des formes variables [...] 2, record 1, French, - concr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les concrétions sont des masses minérales formées par précipitation de matériel apporté par la circulation des eaux et déposé souvent en couches concentriques autour d'un nucleus. 2, record 1, French, - concr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ailleurs, d'autres concrétions, qu'on trouve disséminées dans certains sédiments sont faites les unes de phosphate, les autres de silice, d'autres encore d'oxydes de fer et de manganèse. 3, record 1, French, - concr%C3%A9tion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- concreción
1, record 1, Spanish, concreci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación, seguida de endurecimiento, de substancias transportadas en disolución por el agua y luego abandonadas en el seno de una roca o en el suelo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - concreci%C3%B3n
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