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CHROMITITE-BEARING INTRUSION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- -ferous
1, record 1, English, %2Dferous
correct, suffix
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- -iferous 1, record 1, English, %2Diferous
correct, suffix
- -bearing 2, record 1, English, %2Dbearing
correct, suffix
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Magnetite-bearing gabbro. 2, record 1, English, - %2Dferous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Orthopyroxene-bearing rocks. 2, record 1, English, - %2Dferous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Chromitite-bearing intrusion. 2, record 1, English, - %2Dferous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Quartz-bearing units within the sills. 2, record 1, English, - %2Dferous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
-ferous: ... an adjectival suffix from Latin -fer producing (from ferre to bear) + -ous; as auriferous ... 1, record 1, English, - %2Dferous
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ferous
- iferous
- bearing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- -fère
1, record 1, French, %2Df%C3%A8re
correct, suffix
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0
correct
- renfermant 2, record 1, French, renfermant
correct
- qui renferme 2, record 1, French, qui%20renferme
correct
- contenant 2, record 1, French, contenant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gabbro à magnétite. 2, record 1, French, - %2Df%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches à orthopyroxène. 2, record 1, French, - %2Df%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Intrusion chromitifère. 2, record 1, French, - %2Df%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Unités [...] des filons-couches qui renferment du quartz. 2, record 1, French, - %2Df%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
-fère : suffixe français [...] qui porte [...] [e.g.] plombifère, [...] argentifère [...] 1, record 1, French, - %2Df%C3%A8re
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fère
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chromitite-bearing intrusion
1, record 2, English, chromitite%2Dbearing%20intrusion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intrusion chromitifère
1, record 2, French, intrusion%20chromitif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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