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FERRUGINOUS CHERT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- iron-formation
1, record 1, English, iron%2Dformation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- iron formation 2, record 1, English, iron%20formation
correct
- iron-bearing formation 3, record 1, English, iron%2Dbearing%20formation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] stratigraphic unit of layered, bedded, or laminated rocks of all ages that contains 15 per cent or more iron, in which the iron minerals are commonly interbanded with quartz, chert or carbonate and where the banded structure of the ferruginous rocks conforms in pattern and attitude with the adjacent sedimentary, volcanic, or metasedimentary rocks. 3, record 1, English, - iron%2Dformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The supracrustal rocks include siltstone, sandstone, quartzite, shale, phyllite, dolomite, iron-formation, and pillowed basalts. 2, record 1, English, - iron%2Dformation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Banded iron formation. 4, record 1, English, - iron%2Dformation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de fer
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation ferrifère 2, record 1, French, formation%20ferrif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches supracrustales se composent de siltstones, de grès, de quartzites, de shales, de phyllades, de dolomies, de formations de fer et de basaltes en coussins. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «formation de fer» (ou formation ferrifère) désigne des unités stratigraphiques de roches stratifiées ou laminées de tous âges contenant au moins 15 % de fer, dans lesquelles les minéraux de fer sont généralement interstratifiés avec du quartz, du chert ou des carbonates. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ferruginous chert
1, record 2, English, ferruginous%20chert
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary deposit consisting of chalcedony or of fine-grained quartz and variable amounts of hematite, magnetite, or limonite. 2, record 2, English, - ferruginous%20chert
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chert ferrugineux
1, record 2, French, chert%20ferrugineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les formations ferrugineuses] consistent en jaspes rubanés, mêlés d'oxyde de fer et nommés «jaspilites», et en «cherts ferrugineux» moins stratifiés. 2, record 2, French, - chert%20ferrugineux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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