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FULLERS EARTH [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Floridin
1, record 1, English, Floridin
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Floridine 1, record 1, English, Floridine
correct, trademark
- floridine 1, record 1, English, floridine
correct, trademark
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A trade name for fuller's earth worked by the Floridin Company from Quincy and Jamieson, Florida. Used in decolorizing petroleum products. 1, record 1, English, - Floridin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Floridine
1, record 1, French, Floridine
correct, trademark, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Floridin 2, record 1, French, Floridin
correct, trademark, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom commercial d'une terre à foulon servant à décolorer des produits pétroliers. 1, record 1, French, - Floridine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- malthacite
1, record 2, English, malthacite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white or yellowish clay related to fuller's earth. 1, record 2, English, - malthacite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- malthacite
1, record 2, French, malthacite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile de couleur blanche ou jaune utilisée pour le dégraissage des laines et ayant un rapport Si/AL de 4 : 1. 2, record 2, French, - malthacite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La malthacite a été décrite par Breithaupt en 1837. Comportement et diagramme de la montmorillonite mais sans magnésium dans le réseau. 3, record 2, French, - malthacite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-06-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- polar adsorbent
1, record 3, English, polar%20adsorbent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Polar adsorbents include silica gel, activated alumina, molecular sieves, and various clay minerals, such as rutile, bentonite, bauxite, diatomaceous earth, attapulgite, and fuller's earth, and are generally employed when the materials to be removed are more polar than the process liquid. 1, record 3, English, - polar%20adsorbent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- adsorbant polaire
1, record 3, French, adsorbant%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les principaux adsorbants polaires couramment utilisés en chromatographie d'adsorption [sont classés] selon la texture [ou] selon les propriétés acido-basiques. Classement selon la texture. On distingue les supports pelliculaires qui sont constitués de billes de verre d'un diamètre voisin de 40 µM recouvertes d'une pellicule d'adsorbant de 2 à 3 µM d'épaisseur et les supports entièrement poreux. [Ces supports] ont tendance aujourd'hui à disparaître au profit des supports entièrement poreux de fine granulométrie. Classement selon les propriétés acido-basiques. L'expérience montre que la silice convient mieux pour la séparation des solutés qui sont des bases au sens de Brönsted [...] Inversement, des phases telles que l'alumine conviennent bien pour la séparation des solutés acides comme les phénols et les acides carboxyliques. Pour ces deux supports, les molécules polaires sont toujours plus adsorbées que les molécules non polaires [...] 1, record 3, French, - adsorbant%20polaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-07-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Soil Science
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- smectite
1, record 4, English, smectite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- smectic clay 2, record 4, English, smectic%20clay
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term that was originally applied to fuller's earth and later to the mineral montmorillonite, and that has also been applied to certain clay deposits that are apparently bentonite and to a greenish variety of halloysite... 3, record 4, English, - smectite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Science du sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- smectite
1, record 4, French, smectite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- argile smectique 2, record 4, French, argile%20smectique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux argileux. [...] On en connaît plusieurs groupes [...] : [...] minéraux à trois feuillets : smectites et illites [...]. [...] Les smectites, dont les plus répandues sont les montmorillonites, sont des phyllites à trois couches, [...] sont des minéraux expansibles [...] 3, record 4, French, - smectite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Absorbante, la smectite est utilisée pour le dégraissage des peaux sous le nom de terre à foulon. 4, record 4, French, - smectite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- esmectita
1, record 4, Spanish, esmectita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- arcilla esméctica 2, record 4, Spanish, arcilla%20esm%C3%A9ctica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de arcilla detergente que se usaba para desengrasar la lana. 1, record 4, Spanish, - esmectita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Fuller's earth
1, record 5, English, Fuller%27s%20earth
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- creta 2, record 5, English, creta
correct
- walker's earth 3, record 5, English, walker%27s%20earth
correct, see observation, regional
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very fine-grained, naturally occurring clay or claylike material possessing a high adsorptive capacity, consisting largely of hydrated aluminum silicates (chiefly the clay minerals montmorillonite and polygorskite). Used originally in England for whitening, degreasing, or fulling (shrinking and thickening by application of moisture) woolen fabrics ... 2, record 5, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use: Decolorizing of oils and other liquids, oil-well drilling muds, insecticide carrier, floor-sweeping compounds, cosmetics, rubber filler, carrier for catalysts, filtering medium. 4, record 5, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
walker's earth :Fuller's earth in Ludlow Shales. 5, record 5, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- terre à foulon
1, record 5, French, terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- terre à foulons 2, record 5, French, terre%20%C3%A0%20foulons
correct, feminine noun
- argile à foulon 3, record 5, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20foulon
correct, feminine noun
- terre de Fuller 4, record 5, French, terre%20de%20Fuller
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile smectique, provenant de la décomposition de certains schistes. (Délayée dans l'eau et battue, elle mousse comme le savon. Sa propriété d'absorber les corps gras la faisait employer pour le dégraissage et le foulage des tissus.) 5, record 5, French, - terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les argiles ont été employées de longue date comme absorbants des graisses: «argiles à foulons». 3, record 5, French, - terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
Record 5, Key term(s)
- argile à foulons
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Mineralogía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra de Fuller
1, record 5, Spanish, tierra%20de%20Fuller
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- greda 2, record 5, Spanish, greda
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-12-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- keffekilite
1, record 6, English, keffekilite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fuller's earth. 1, record 6, English, - keffekilite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- keffekilite
1, record 6, French, keffekilite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mélange de kaolinite et d'halloysite, probablement trouvé en Crimée. Décrit par "Fischer" en 1811. 1, record 6, French, - keffekilite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-12-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- glacialite
1, record 7, English, glacialite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trade name for a white clay from Enid, Okla., marketed as a fuller's earth. 1, record 7, English, - glacialite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- glacialite
1, record 7, French, glacialite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom commercial pour désigner une terre à foulon de Enid, Oklahoma (U.S.A.). 1, record 7, French, - glacialite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-12-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- gumbrine
1, record 8, English, gumbrine
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Same as fuller's earth, and similar to floridine from Gumbri, near Georgia, Transcaucasia, U. S. S. R. 1, record 8, English, - gumbrine
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- gumbrine
1, record 8, French, gumbrine
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terre à foulon de Gumbri, près [de] Kutais, Georgie (montmorillonite?). Décrit par A. Tvaldchrelidze en 1923. 1, record 8, French, - gumbrine
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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