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GRANITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
- Geological Prospecting
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ultraviolet lamp
1, record 1, English, ultraviolet%20lamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The effectiveness of the ultraviolet lamp as a scheelite prospecting tool is improved markedly by first locating, in daylight, prospective terrain, such as the base of a talus slope below a granite-limestone contact. 1, record 1, English, - ultraviolet%20lamp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- UV lamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
- Prospection géologique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émetteur de rayons ultraviolets
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%20de%20rayons%20ultraviolets
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lampe à rayonnement ultraviolet 2, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20rayonnement%20ultraviolet
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'utilisation d'un émetteur de rayons ultraviolets comme instrument de prospection de la scheelite sera d'une plus grande utilité si on repère au préalable, pendant le jour, des terrains prometteurs, comme la base d'un talus d'éboulis sous-jacent à un contact granite-calcaire. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9metteur%20de%20rayons%20ultraviolets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9metteur%20de%20rayons%20ultraviolets
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lampe UV
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Prospecting
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kindly ground
1, record 2, English, kindly%20ground
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- likely ground 1, record 2, English, likely%20ground
correct
- prospective terrain 2, record 2, English, prospective%20terrain
correct
- prospective ground 3, record 2, English, prospective%20ground
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... [a] ground that gives indications of containing valuable minerals. 1, record 2, English, - kindly%20ground
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The recognition of any of the following features within a prospective terrain may lead to the discovery of a Zn-Pb-Ag skarn deposit. 4, record 2, English, - kindly%20ground
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The effectiveness of the ultra-violet lamp as a scheelite prospecting tool is improved markedly by first locating, in daylight, prospective terrain such as the base of a talus slope below a granite-limestone contact. 4, record 2, English, - kindly%20ground
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prospection minière
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- terrain prometteur
1, record 2, French, terrain%20prometteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terrain qui, de par certaines caractéristiques, semble propice à l'existence d'un gisement. 2, record 2, French, - terrain%20prometteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-04-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- carbonate-granite contact
1, record 3, English, carbonate%2Dgranite%20contact
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "granite-limestone contact"(see record). 1, record 3, English, - carbonate%2Dgranite%20contact
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contact couche carbonatée-granite
1, record 3, French, contact%20couche%20carbonat%C3%A9e%2Dgranite
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- granite-limestone contact 1, record 4, English, granite%2Dlimestone%20contact
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The effectiveness of the ultra-violet lamp as a scheelite prospecting tool is improved markedly by first locating, in daylight, prospective terrain such as the base of a talus slope below a granite-limestone contact. 1, record 4, English, - granite%2Dlimestone%20contact
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- contact granite-calcaire
1, record 4, French, contact%20granite%2Dcalcaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec "contact couche carbonatée-granite" : UNIVE, 1984, vol. 8, p. 607 (tableau). 1, record 4, French, - contact%20granite%2Dcalcaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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