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CEMENTED SOIL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reg
1, record 1, English, reg
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gravel desert 1, record 1, English, gravel%20desert
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extensive, nearly level, low desert plain from which fine sand has been removed by the wind, leaving a sheet of coarse, smoothly angular, wind-polished gravel and small stones lying on an alluvial soil and strongly cemented by mineralized solutions to form a broad desert pavement. 2, record 1, English, - reg
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- reg
1, record 1, French, reg
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désert rocheux d'où, en surface, les parties fines (sable et poussière) ont été enlevées par le vent [...] 2, record 1, French, - reg
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reg
1, record 1, Spanish, reg
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Desierto de las regiones áridas y semiáridas, que ha sido transformado en pedregal por la deflación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las precipitaciones de la estación pluvial sobre los macizos montañosos del Sahara forman torrentes de gran potencia que arrancan materiales en las vertientes y los transportan hasta el llano, antes de perderse en cuencas endorreicas. Allí se ejerce, en el curso de los milenios, la acción conjugada de la arroyada y del viento que transforma esos derrubios. Con ellos se constituirán dos formaciones distintas: el erg, de arena, y el reg, pedregal de cantos pulidos por el viento cargado de arena. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reg
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calcareous crust
1, record 2, English, calcareous%20crust
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- calcareous hardpan 2, record 2, English, calcareous%20hardpan
correct
- lime pan 3, record 2, English, lime%20pan
correct
- limepan 3, record 2, English, limepan
correct
- lime-pan 4, record 2, English, lime%2Dpan
correct
- calc-crust 5, record 2, English, calc%2Dcrust
correct
- calccrust 6, record 2, English, calccrust
- chalk crust 7, record 2, English, chalk%20crust
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An indurated soil horizon cemented with calcium carbonate... 5, record 2, English, - calcareous%20crust
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- croûte calcaire
1, record 2, French, cro%C3%BBte%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- carapace calcaire 2, record 2, French, carapace%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horizon durci cimenté par du calcaire. 3, record 2, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en pays chaud et sec, comme certaines parties de l'Afrique du Nord, se forment dans le sol des croûtes calcaires, irrégulières, épaisses de 1 à 10 cm, grossièrement parallèles à la surface. 4, record 2, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] en climat subaride, tropical, la formation de croûtes calcaires peut aboutir à des gîtes d'uranium de type calcrète. 5, record 2, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20calcaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un sol peut être meuble [...] mais il peut aussi se présenter sous la forme d'une croûte (sols à carapace calcaire des régions semi-arides). 2, record 2, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20calcaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geología
- Geoquímica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra endurecida
1, record 2, Spanish, tierra%20endurecida
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caliche
1, record 3, English, caliche
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Chile salpetre 2, record 3, English, Chile%20salpetre
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gravel, rock, soil, or alluvium cemented with soluble salts of sodium in the nitrate deposits of the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and Peru; it contains sodium nitrate..., potassium nitrate..., sodium iodate... 3, record 3, English, - caliche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caliche
1, record 3, French, caliche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- salpêtre du Chili 2, record 3, French, salp%C3%AAtre%20du%20Chili
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croûte de nitrate de sodium naturel impur. 2, record 3, French, - caliche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- caliche
1, record 3, Spanish, caliche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- salitre de Chile 1, record 3, Spanish, salitre%20de%20Chile
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nitrato de sodio natural. 1, record 3, Spanish, - caliche
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- indurated soil
1, record 4, English, indurated%20soil
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very strongly cemented soil horizon. 2, record 4, English, - indurated%20soil
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sol induré
1, record 4, French, sol%20indur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-06-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cemented soil
1, record 5, English, cemented%20soil
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soil in which the grains or aggregates adhere firmly and are bound(cemented) together by some material such as colloidal clay, iron, silica, or alumina hydrate, or calcium carbonate. 2, record 5, English, - cemented%20soil
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sol consolidé
1, record 5, French, sol%20consolid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sol dans lequel les agrégats adhèrent fermement entre eux et sont liés ensemble par la glaise, la silice, le fer colloïdal, l'alumine hydratée ou le carbonate de calcium. 1, record 5, French, - sol%20consolid%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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