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FERRUGINOUS BROWN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- marmatite
1, record 1, English, marmatite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral consisting of ferruginous sphalerite that is dark brown to black in color. 2, record 1, English, - marmatite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Marmatite contains 10 percent or more iron, as opposed to christophite, which contains around 26 percent iron. 3, record 1, English, - marmatite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marmatite
1, record 1, French, marmatite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de blende ferrifère de couleur brun-noir, noire avec un éclat métallique [...] 1, record 1, French, - marmatite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slate
1, record 2, English, slate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group name for various very-fine-grained rocks derived from mudstone, siltstone and other clayey sediments as a result of low-degree regional metamorphism. 2, record 2, English, - slate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is] characterized by perfect fissility or slaty cleavage which is a regular or perfect schistosity. 2, record 2, English, - slate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Black, brown, ferruginous slate. 3, record 2, English, - slate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ardoise
1, record 2, French, ardoise
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- schiste ardoisier 2, record 2, French, schiste%20ardoisier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] différentes roches à grain très fin, dérivées d'argiles et de silts plus ou moins calcaires à la suite d'un métamorphisme régional de faible intensité [...] 2, record 2, French, - ardoise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'une des caractéristiques importantes de ces schistes réside dans leur fissilité parfaite qui correspond à une shistosité plane, régulière et absolue [...] 2, record 2, French, - ardoise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] par transformation métamorphique plus poussée, les schistes ardoisiers passent progressivement à des phyllades. 2, record 2, French, - ardoise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ardoise, brune, ferrugineuse, noire. 3, record 2, French, - ardoise
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- marbled soil
1, record 3, English, marbled%20soil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- marbled pseudogley 1, record 3, English, marbled%20pseudogley
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of pseudogley developed under temperate forest, characterised by whitish-grey veins and flecks(often with pale blue or violet colours) resembling marble, and some dark brown ferruginous material ascribed to the action of tannins from free roots on the Fe compounds [of] the soil. [Ford-Robertson, Soc. Am. Foresters. ] 1, record 3, English, - marbled%20soil
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sol marmorisé
1, record 3, French, sol%20marmoris%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le «pseudogley» [...] résulte d'un lessivage partiel et localisé du fer ferreux, dû a une engorgement temporaire de l'horizon par des eaux de pluie, au-dessus d'un sous-sol imperméable. Étant donné l'alternance des taches ou traînées de couleur grise, verte ou rouge qui apparaissent dans ce cas, on parle souvent de sols «marmorisés». 2, record 3, French, - sol%20marmoris%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ceramics (Industries)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Crouch ware
1, record 4, English, Crouch%20ware
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Crouchware 2, record 4, English, Crouchware
- Critch ware 1, record 4, English, Critch%20ware
correct, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ware, the nature of which had for long been uncertain until recently identified by Arnold Mountford as an inexpensive product, made principally in Staffordshire c. 1740-60 from local clays mixed with sand and given a ferruginous wash before being fired in a saltglaze oven, from which it emerged as brown saltglazed earthenware. 1, record 4, English, - Crouch%20ware
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Critch ware": ... not to be confused with "Crich ware" from Derbyshire. 1, record 4, English, - Crouch%20ware
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Céramique (Industries)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Crouchware
1, record 4, French, Crouchware
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce de poterie faite à Burslem en 1740, avec l'argile blanche du terrain houiller, de l'argile du Devonshire, etc. 2, record 4, French, - Crouchware
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Crouch ware
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-12-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- iridescent brown 1, record 5, English, iridescent%20brown
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- ferruginous brown 1, record 5, English, ferruginous%20brown
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- brun iridescent
1, record 5, French, brun%20iridescent
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- brun ferrugineux 1, record 5, French, brun%20ferrugineux
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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