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FRACTURE NETWORK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flow calculation
1, record 1, English, flow%20calculation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the permeabilities of the fracture network have to be determined. This can be reliably achieved from a flow calculation carried out on a geometrical model representative of the fracture network. 1, record 1, English, - flow%20calculation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcul du débit
1, record 1, French, calcul%20du%20d%C3%A9bit
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 2015-02-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- boxwork
1, record 2, English, boxwork
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In mineral deposits, a network of intersecting blades or plates of limonite or other iron oxide, deposited in cavities and along fracture planes from which sulfides have been dissolved by processes associated with the oxidation and leaching of sulfide ores, esp. porphyry copper deposits. 2, record 2, English, - boxwork
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boxwork
1, record 2, French, boxwork
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- texture cellulaire 2, record 2, French, texture%20cellulaire
correct, feminine noun
- fantôme 2, record 2, French, fant%C3%B4me
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois les oxydes des métaux utiles ont complètement disparu et le chapeau de fer ne contient plus que des boxworks dont la forme permet de déterminer la nature du sulfure pré-existant [...] 3, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] dans de nombreux gisements localisés à l'intérieur des roches silicifiées ou des quartz, l'altération peut [...] se traduire par la dissolution totale des minerais originels et la formation de boxworks. 3, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
En zone d'oxydation la pechblende s'entoure d'un halo de produits d'oxydation [...] où sont fréquemment visibles des fantômes ou «boxworks» de pechblende concrétionnée. 2, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] les fantômes des plagioclases originels remplacés par de la lawsonite, prouvent que la roche originelle était une dolérite ou un gabbro. 2, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 CONT
[...] on reconnaît des fantômes de magnétite titanifère et d'ilménite, pseudomorphosés par du rutile ou de la pyrite. 2, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la place du sulfures dissous se forme une «trame» plus ou moins régulière, dont les «cellules» sont constituées de silice à grain fin mélangée à de la limonite; les parois de ces cellules sont tapissées de limonite [...] La trame est plus ou moins régulière. À cet égard on peut distinguer deux types de textures; Les textures cellulaires ou «boxworks» [...] et les textures spongieuses. «Dans les boxworks» les formes des cellules sont relativement régulières, habituellement anguleuses et leurs dimensions varient peu. 2, record 2, French, - boxwork
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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