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CRUSTAL ABUNDANCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clarke
1, record 1, English, clarke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crustal abundance 2, record 1, English, crustal%20abundance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average abundance of an element in the crust of the Earth. 3, record 1, English, - clarke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the formation of an orebody the element or elements concerned must be enriched to a considerably higher level than their normal crustal abundance. 4, record 1, English, - clarke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is named in honor of F.W. Clarke. 3, record 1, English, - clarke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clarke
1, record 1, French, clarke
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression de la teneur moyenne d'un élément dans l'écorce terrestre. 2, record 1, French, - clarke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fersman a introduit le terme de «clarke» qui est le pourcentage d'un élément dans la croûte. 3, record 1, French, - clarke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] pour un certain type de roche ou de sol dans une région donnée, les fonds géochimiques peuvent être inférieurs ou supérieurs aux clarkes respectifs des éléments (le clarke, par définition, est la moyenne arithmétique des résultats d'analyse d'un certain élément dans des échantillons provenant d'une formation donnée de l'écorce terrestre). 4, record 1, French, - clarke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le clarke du manganèse dans l'écorce terrestre est de l'ordre de 1 p. 1 000, celui du fer est environ 50 fois plus élevé. 5, record 1, French, - clarke
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clarke 1, record 1, Spanish, clarke
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clarke of concentration
1, record 2, English, clarke%20of%20concentration
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The concentration of an element in a mineral or rock relative to its crustal abundance. 1, record 2, English, - clarke%20of%20concentration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is applied to specific as well as average occurrences. 1, record 2, English, - clarke%20of%20concentration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Named after F.W. Clarke, an American geochemist. 2, record 2, English, - clarke%20of%20concentration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clarke de concentration
1, record 2, French, clarke%20de%20concentration
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] degré de concentration d'un élément dans un minéral, un minerai, un dépôt ou un gisement, c'est-à-dire le rapport teneur/clarke. 2, record 2, French, - clarke%20de%20concentration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le clarke du manganèse dans l'écorce terrestre est de l'ordre de 1 p. 1 000, celui du fer est environ 50 fois plus élevé. Si l'on prend pour ces deux métaux la même teneur d'exploitabilité, soit 30 p. 100, les clarkes de concentration correspondants dans les gisements sont respectivement 300 et 6. 2, record 2, French, - clarke%20de%20concentration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme de «clarke de concentration» introduit la notion de concentration dans un dépôt ou un minéral déterminé. 3, record 2, French, - clarke%20de%20concentration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Metals Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- concentration factor
1, record 3, English, concentration%20factor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the formation of an orebody the element or elements concerned must be enriched to a considerably higher level than their normal crustal abundance. The degree of enrichment is termed the concentration factor.... 1, record 3, English, - concentration%20factor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Mines métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- facteur de concentration
1, record 3, French, facteur%20de%20concentration
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) d'autres éléments sont des indicateurs de la présence de matière organique : c'est le cas du vanadium (...), du fer, du nickel, du zinc et de bien d'autres, dont les concentrations sont liées à l'abondance de la vie sous toutes ses formes en milieu marin; leurs facteurs de concentration dans un organisme par rapport à la teneur correspondante de l'eau de mer sont spécifiques de la nature de l'organisme (...) 1, record 3, French, - facteur%20de%20concentration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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