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WOOD AGATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fossil wood
1, record 1, English, fossil%20wood
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fossilized wood 2, record 1, English, fossilized%20wood
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agatized, opalized, petrified, silicified wood; a material composed of opal or chalcedony(agate) and formed by the replacement of the woody matter by silica. 3, record 1, English, - fossil%20wood
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fossil wood is more durable, however, [than fossil animal tissues] and is found virtually unaltered in rocks as old as the Cretaceous. 4, record 1, English, - fossil%20wood
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bois fossile
1, record 1, French, bois%20fossile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bois fossilisé 2, record 1, French, bois%20fossilis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] fragments ligneux des végétaux morts, qui subsistent enfouis dans les terrains sédimentaires du globe. 3, record 1, French, - bois%20fossile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des bois fossiles, même anciens, peuvent être intacts, notamment dans les lignites, ou encore minéralisés. La minéralisation peut s'effectuer de façon variée : avec du calcaire (bois calcifiés), avec de la silice (bois silicifiés), ou avec d'autres substances minérales. 3, record 1, French, - bois%20fossile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bois fossiles sont abondants à tous les étages à partir du Dévonien. 4, record 1, French, - bois%20fossile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Woodworking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burnish
1, record 2, English, burnish
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In wood finishing, to produce intentionally glazed surface on hardwoods by friction, using hard, smooth substance such as bone, agate, polished steel or Boxwood. 1, record 2, English, - burnish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Travail du bois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lisser
1, record 2, French, lisser
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conférer un aspect lisse à un bois de feuillu par frottement avec un matériau dur et lisse comme un os, de l'agathe, de l'acier poli ou du bois. 2, record 2, French, - lisser
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-03-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wood agate
1, record 3, English, wood%20agate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- agatized wood 2, record 3, English, agatized%20wood
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of silicified wood which resembles any variety of agate. 3, record 3, English, - wood%20agate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Agate formed by the petrification of wood. 3, record 3, English, - wood%20agate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bois agatisé
1, record 3, French, bois%20agatis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- agate xyloïde 2, record 3, French, agate%20xylo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] bois pétrifié présentant l'aspect de l'agate. 3, record 3, French, - bois%20agatis%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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