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FERRUGINOUS ROCK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ferruginous rock
1, record 1, English, ferruginous%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rocks of this group are usually [a] carbonate of iron that has partially or wholly replaced limestone. 1, record 1, English, - ferruginous%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche ferrifère
1, record 1, French, roche%20ferrif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche sédimentaire où domine un sel de fer ou un oxyde de fer (fer oolithique, pisolithique, carbonaté, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - roche%20ferrif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- canga
1, record 2, English, canga
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a tough, well-consolidated, unstratified, iron-rich rock composed of varying amounts of fragments derived from itabarite, high-grade hematite, or other ferruginous material, and cemented by limonite... 2, record 2, English, - canga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canga consists essentially of hard blocks and fragments of the rocks of the iron formation, cemented with limonite. Where these fragments are plentiful and are derived from the hard ore outcrops, canga forms a valuable ore, which may run as high as 68 percent iron. 3, record 2, English, - canga
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Canga] occurs as a near-surface or surficial deposit ... 2, record 2, English, - canga
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brèche ferrugineuse
1, record 2, French, br%C3%A8che%20ferrugineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- iron ore
1, record 3, English, iron%20ore
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ore of iron 2, record 3, English, ore%20of%20iron
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ferruginous rock containing one or more distinct natural chemical compounds from which metallic iron may be profitably extracted. 2, record 3, English, - iron%20ore
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compared with the present enormous demand for iron ore ..., the reserves of mineable ore in the banded iron formations are very large indeed ... 3, record 3, English, - iron%20ore
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The chief ores of iron consist mainly of the oxides: hematite ...; goethite ...; magnetite ...; and the carbonate, siderite or chalybite ... 2, record 3, English, - iron%20ore
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- minerai de fer
1, record 3, French, minerai%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxydes et hydroxydes sont les principaux minerais de fer, chrome, manganèse, uranium, étain, aluminium, niobium, tantale. 2, record 3, French, - minerai%20de%20fer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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