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METAURANOCIRCITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metauranocircite
1, record 1, English, metauranocircite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meta-uranocircite 2, record 1, English, meta%2Duranocircite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral of the meta-autunite group. 2, record 1, English, - metauranocircite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... secondary uranium minerals such as metauranocircite, liebigite and becquerelite. The secondary uranium minerals are alteration products after pitchblende. 3, record 1, English, - metauranocircite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Minerals of the meta-autinite group are found associated with one another and with other secondary uranium minerals as oxidation products of uraninite and other uranium-bearing primary minerals. 2, record 1, English, - metauranocircite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méta-uranocircite
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Duranocircite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- métauranocircite 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tauranocircite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uranylphosphate de baryum zéolitique [...] 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9ta%2Duranocircite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Minéral secondaire d'uranium [...], produit d'altération de la pechblende. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9ta%2Duranocircite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alteration product
1, record 2, English, alteration%20product
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rock or mineral formed as a result of alteration; often referred to as secondary. 2, record 2, English, - alteration%20product
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pyrite is present in some cases but appears to be either vein-related or a supergene alteration product after pyrrhotite. 3, record 2, English, - alteration%20product
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Locally the veins contain coffinite, uranoan carbon(thucholite) and secondary uranium minerals, such as metauranocircite, liebigite and becquerelite. The secondary uranium minerals are alteration products after pitchblende. 3, record 2, English, - alteration%20product
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Associated alteration products include clay (kaolinite and halloysite), sericite, pyrite, and fluorite ... 4, record 2, English, - alteration%20product
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- produit d'altération
1, record 2, French, produit%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- produit de décomposition 2, record 2, French, produit%20de%20d%C3%A9composition
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La magnésite est un produit d'altération des serpentines [...] 3, record 2, French, - produit%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la décomposition des feldspaths amène la formation de très nombreux produits d'altération : silicates (amphiboles et hydromicas, grenats, épidote, zoïsite, dipyre, argiles diverses), carbonates [...], oxydes de fer, de titane [...] 4, record 2, French, - produit%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les processus physiques, chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 5, record 2, French, - produit%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] les feldspaths et les biotites [...] constituent à la surface de la terre la plus grosse masse de minéraux altérés, soit en place, soit après sédimentation de leurs produits d'altération. 6, record 2, French, - produit%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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