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MONAZITE SAND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black sand
1, record 1, English, black%20sand
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Heavy, dark, sandlike minerals found on beaches and in stream beds. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concentrations of black sand in the delta area of the Natashquan River on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River ... are typical examples of heavy mineral placer deposits derived from a gabbro-anorthosite terrane. 3, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually magnetite and ilmenite and sometimes gold, platinum, and monazite are present [in black sand]. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Black sand bed. 3, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sable noir
1, record 1, French, sable%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des minéraux accessoires du granite (sphène, apatite, grenat, monazite, tourmaline, minerais, etc.) résistent à l'altération et se retrouvent sous forme de «minéraux lourds», concentrés en des lits de «sables noirs» dans les sédiments dérivés du remaniement des arènes. 2, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] lorsqu'on lave des alluvions à la batée, on trouve l'or fréquemment associé à un «sable noir» (magnétite, ilménite ou à un «sable jaune» (grenat, zircon, monazite). 3, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les concentrations de sable noir observées dans la région du delta de la rivière Natashquan sur la rive nord du Saint-Laurent [...] sont des exemples typiques de placers de minéraux lourds dérivés d'un terrane gabbro-anorthositique. 4, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Couche de sable noir. 4, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arena negra
1, record 1, Spanish, arena%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sedimento arenoso en el que se encuentran muy concentrados uno o varios metales pesados como consecuencia de algún proceso natural. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arena%20negra
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- didymium
1, record 2, English, didymium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] commercial mixture of rare earth elements obtained from monazite sand by extraction followed by the elimination of cerium and thorium from the mixture. 1, record 2, English, - didymium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name didymium has also been applied to mixtures of the elements praseodymium and neodymium ... 1, record 2, English, - didymium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Matériaux de construction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- didyme
1, record 2, French, didyme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] mélange d'éléments de terres rares provenant de la monazite après séparation du cérium (et du thorium). 1, record 2, French, - didyme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le didyme contient en fait deux éléments : le praséodyme et le néodyme. 1, record 2, French, - didyme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Materiales de construcción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- didimio
1, record 2, Spanish, didimio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tierra rara consistente en una mezcla de neodimio y de praseodimio. 1, record 2, Spanish, - didimio
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ilmenite sand
1, record 3, English, ilmenite%20sand
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A particularly striking kind of residue is the ilmenite sand found on a few ocean beaches. This is a product of chemical attack, which has dissolved less stable minerals or reduced them to smaller grains, coupled with physical attack which has carried the smaller grains away. The same combination at other localities has produced sands of olivine, magnetite, monazite and other minerals. 1, record 3, English, - ilmenite%20sand
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sable à ilménite 1, record 3, French, sable%20%C3%A0%20ilm%C3%A9nite
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sables à ilménite qui se trouvent sur quelques plages de l'océan sont un type de résidu particulièrement remarquable. Ils résultent d'une attaque chimique, qui a dissout les minéraux les moins stables ou les a réduits en grains plus petits, accompagnée d'une attaque physique qui a enlevé les grains les plus petits. La même combinaison, en d'autres lieux, a provoqué la formation de sables à olivine, magnétite, monazite et autres minéraux. 1, record 3, French, - sable%20%C3%A0%20ilm%C3%A9nite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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