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Record 1 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Honorary Distinctions
OBS

Capt. E.L. Abbott was a noted hockey player in Western Canada. [He] died on active service in the war of 1914-18 and the trophy was presented in his memory in 1919 by the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association and is awarded annually for the championship of Junior "A" Hockey in Western Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres honorifiques et décorations

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Natural Construction Materials
CONT

Columns and the upper portion of the exterior are made of a light gray Barre Granite appropriately named Light Barre, from the Barclay Quarry just southeast of Barre, Vermont. Barre Granite is technically a granodiorite. Barre Granite is durable and has a slight resemblance to marble when seen at a distance; however, when seen close up, this stone can be easily distinguished from marble, as it is speckled with dark minerals.

CONT

The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barry Gray granite.

CONT

With the exception of the bronze, the monument is built entirely of light Barre granite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
CONT

La partie aval du vallon du Gâ (site du village du Chazelet) [...] est soulignée par des filons de granite clair à grain très fin (aplite) et montre une nette torsion antiforme.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Natural Construction Materials
CONT

Dark Barre granite is the highest quality gray granite available because it is a densely packed granite. Compared to the Georgia granites, a cubic foot of Barre weighs 210 pounds, while a cubic foot of Gray granite weighs 180 pounds. Barre granite tends to be somewhat more coarse than Georgia gray granite.

CONT

The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barre Gray granite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Natural Construction Materials
CONT

Dark Barre granite is the highest quality gray granite available because it is a densely packed granite. Compared to the Georgia granites, a cubic foot of Barre weighs 210 pounds, while a cubic foot of Gray granite weighs 180 pounds. Barre granite tends to be somewhat more coarse than Georgia gray granite.

CONT

The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barre Gray granite.

OBS

Barre (pronounced bar’ee) is situated in Central Vermont ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
OBS

Selon un représentant de la compagnie «Québec granite», il est d'usage dans le milieu francophone québécois de conserver les appellations anglaises (par exemple : «granite light Barre [prononcé «barré»]», «granite dark Barre»); nous ne voyons pas, cependant, pourquoi on ne pourrait pas traduire ces expressions en français.

OBS

On trouve les termes «granite clair» (en allemand : «Granit hell», en anglais : «granite light») et granite foncé (en allemand : «Granit dunkel», en anglais : «granite dark») dans le site Internet <a href="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf" title="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf">http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf</a>.

Key term(s)
  • granite dark Barre

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Natural Construction Materials
CONT

Columns and the upper portion of the exterior are made of a light gray Barre Granite appropriately named Light Barre, from the Barclay Quarry just southeast of Barre, Vermont. Barre Granite is technically a granodiorite. Barre Granite is durable and has a slight resemblance to marble when seen at a distance; however, when seen close up, this stone can be easily distinguished from marble, as it is speckled with dark minerals.

CONT

The company’s two quarries in Barre were active throughout the normal working season in 1998. This included the E.L. Smith Quarry which produces Medium to Light Barre Gray granite and the Adam Quarry which produces Dark Barre Gray granite.

CONT

With the exception of the bronze, the monument is built entirely of light Barre granite.

OBS

Barre (pronounced bar’ee) is situated in Central Vermont ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
OBS

Selon un représentant de la compagnie «Québec granite», il est d'usage dans le milieu francophone québécois de conserver les appellations anglaises (par exemple : «granite light Barre [prononcé «barré»]», «granite dark Barre»); nous ne voyons pas, cependant, pourquoi on ne pourrait pas traduire ces expressions en français.

OBS

On trouve les termes «granite clair» (en allemand : «Granit hell», en anglais : «granite light») et granite foncé (en allemand : «Granit dunkel», en anglais : «granite dark») dans le site Internet <a href="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf" title="http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf">http://www.sam.de/pdf/sam_roc_wtsysteme.pdf</a>.

Key term(s)
  • granite dark Barre

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

The first oil derrick in America, designed and built by E.L. Drake at Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1858.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Derrick historique construit par E.L. Drake qui fora le premier puits productif de pétrole à Titusville (Pennsylvanie).

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

by P.G. Wells and R.C. Belore and E.L. Belore. Ottawa: Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Service, 1985. VI, 153 p.

OBS

Information found in DOBIS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Renseignements retrouvés dans DOBIS

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Biomass Energy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Lignine obtenue grâce à une solubilisation par un solvant neutre agissant sur une sciure ou des copeaux ayant subi une attaque enzymatique.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Egg Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

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