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GOLD WASHED [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold wash
1, record 1, English, gold%20wash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gold washing 1, record 1, English, gold%20washing
correct
- alluvial gold-washing 2, record 1, English, alluvial%20gold%2Dwashing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place where gold is washed... 1, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... used chiefly in the plural. 1, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The province of Mendoza is rich in gold-mines; and in that of Catamarca copper is largely extracted ... Captain Andrews (1827) mentions the "lavaderos" (alluvial gold-washings) of the Rinconada, and regrets that those of Jujuy, so much spoken of as producing abundance of gold in dust, grains (pepitas), and scales (laminae), yielding never less than 23 carats, have been abandoned, without being a third worked, for want of a pump. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20wash
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gold washes
- gold washings
- alluvial gold-washings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laverie d'alluvions
1, record 1, French, laverie%20d%27alluvions
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Ghana, ancienne Côte de l'Or, ainsi appelée en 1471 par les Portugais, justifiait son nom par de petites laveries d'alluvions, des filons de quartz autour d'Obuasi dont certains sont fort riches (40 g/t) et des exploitations analogues à celles du Witwatersrand à Tarkwa (conglomérat de quartz avec or et pyrites enrobés dans le ciment). 1, record 1, French, - laverie%20d%27alluvions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas de oro y de plata
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lavadero
1, record 1, Spanish, lavadero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placer, sitio donde se extraen y lavan arenas auríferas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lavadero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gold protective solution 1, record 2, English, gold%20protective%20solution
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gold chloride solution 2, record 2, English, gold%20chloride%20solution
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bath containing gold chloride used for the treatment of microfilms and washed black-and-white photographic prints to obtain more than normal permanence. 1, record 2, English, - gold%20protective%20solution
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A solution of Gold Chloride is used to immerse B. & W. [black and white] prints to increase the permanency of the silver image. 3, record 2, English, - gold%20protective%20solution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- solution de chlorure d'or
1, record 2, French, solution%20de%20chlorure%20d%27or
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- solution de protection à l'or 2, record 2, French, solution%20de%20protection%20%C3%A0%20l%27or
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le physicien français Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau [...] plonge la plaque dans une solution de chlorure d'or, qui lui donne un ton pourpre brun, moins fragile. 3, record 2, French, - solution%20de%20chlorure%20d%27or
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bains de virage à l'or. [...] Bains neutres. - Ils se composent d'une solution de chlorure d'or additionnée d'un carbonate insoluble [...] pour neutraliser l'acidité. 4, record 2, French, - solution%20de%20chlorure%20d%27or
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- solución de cloruro de oro
1, record 2, Spanish, soluci%C3%B3n%20de%20cloruro%20de%20oro
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wash dirt
1, record 3, English, wash%20dirt
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Earth washed or to be washed for gold. 2, record 3, English, - wash%20dirt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The auriferous gravel, sand, clay, or cement in which the greatest proportion of gold is found. 3, record 3, English, - wash%20dirt
Record 3, Key term(s)
- wash stuff
- wash-stuff
- washing-stuff
- washing stuff
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Géologie économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- alluvions aurifères
1, record 3, French, alluvions%20aurif%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- alluvions à laver 2, record 3, French, alluvions%20%C3%A0%20laver
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terres contenant de l'or économiquement récupérable par lavage. 2, record 3, French, - alluvions%20aurif%C3%A8res
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les alluvions aurifères constituent les placers qui peuvent devenir de véritables couches géologiques [...] 3, record 3, French, - alluvions%20aurif%C3%A8res
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En dehors des alluvions aurifères ou stannifères et à quelques exceptions près, les concentrations minérales exploitées sont [...] représentées par des gisements filoniens, des amas généralement liés à des roches cristallines ou volcaniques. 4, record 3, French, - alluvions%20aurif%C3%A8res
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Beaucoup de peuplades techniquement très peu évoluées savent «laver» les alluvions aurifères. 5, record 3, French, - alluvions%20aurif%C3%A8res
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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