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AMPELITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black shale
1, record 1, English, black%20shale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- biopelite 2, record 1, English, biopelite
- ampelite 3, record 1, English, ampelite
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark, thinly laminated carbonaceous shale, exceptionally rich in organic matter (5% or more carbon content) and sulfide (especially iron sulfide, usually pyrite) ... 2, record 1, English, - black%20shale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ampelite : An obsolete term for a black, carbonaceous or bituminous shale. 2, record 1, English, - black%20shale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Carbonaceous, pyritic, sulphidic black shale. 4, record 1, English, - black%20shale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ampélite
1, record 1, French, amp%C3%A9lite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- schiste ampélitique 2, record 1, French, schiste%20amp%C3%A9litique
correct, masculine noun
- schiste ampéliteux 3, record 1, French, schiste%20amp%C3%A9liteux
correct, masculine noun
- schiste noir 4, record 1, French, schiste%20noir
correct, masculine noun
- argile noire 5, record 1, French, argile%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- shale noir 6, record 1, French, shale%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche schisteuse noire, riche en matières organiques et en pyrite. 7, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes ampéliteux ou ampélites sont des schistes noirs, alunifères et charbonneux [...] Ils doivent leur nom à ce qu'ils ont été employés à l'amendement des vignobles (du grec ampelos, vigne). 8, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les pélites et les argiles noires (niveaux bitumineux ou charbonneux), on exploite la pyrite, le cuivre, le zinc, le plomb, le cobalt, le vanadium et l'uranium. Ces sédiments contiennent aussi des teneurs faibles de Ni, Bi, Mo, Cr, Ti, Au, As, Sb. Ils se dont déposés en milieu restreint humide. 5, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les schistes alunifères contiennent de l'alun provenant en partie de la décomposition de la pyrite. Ils peuvent être employés à l'amendement des vignobles, d'où le nom d'ampélites [...] donné à certains d'entre eux. 9, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
On constate, dans certains districts miniers [...] la localisation de minéralisations sulfurées au voisinage immédiat, mais à l'extérieur, des schistes noirs. 10, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Shale noir carboné, pyriteux, sulfuré. 11, record 1, French, - amp%C3%A9lite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ampelita
1, record 1, Spanish, ampelita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- esquisto ampelitoso 1, record 1, Spanish, esquisto%20ampelitoso
correct, masculine noun
- pizarra negra 2, record 1, Spanish, pizarra%20negra
feminine noun
- pizarra ampelítica 1, record 1, Spanish, pizarra%20ampel%C3%ADtica
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de pizarra bituminosa, negra; contiene generalmente pirita que, al alterarse, da sulfato de hierro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ampelita
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