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FERRUGINOUS SLATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slate
1, record 1, English, slate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - slate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is] characterized by perfect fissility or slaty cleavage which is a regular or perfect schistosity. 2, record 1, English, - slate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Black, brown, ferruginous slate. 3, record 1, English, - slate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ardoise
1, record 1, French, ardoise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- schiste ardoisier 2, record 1, French, schiste%20ardoisier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] par transformation métamorphique plus poussée, les schistes ardoisiers passent progressivement à des phyllades. 2, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ardoise, brune, ferrugineuse, noire. 3, record 1, French, - ardoise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ferruginous slate
1, record 2, English, ferruginous%20slate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ferruginous slate... contains iron. The color of such slate is generally reddish, which is also called multicolored. 2, record 2, English, - ferruginous%20slate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ardoise ferrugineuse
1, record 2, French, ardoise%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
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