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GEOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary geochemical differentiation
1, record 1, English, primary%20geochemical%20differentiation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A theory explaining the formation of the Earth’s core, mantle, and crust, in which the formation of the nickel-iron core may have been accompanied by partitioning of the elements. 1, record 1, English, - primary%20geochemical%20differentiation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This theory] postulates that some of the elements were reduced, alloyed with iron and concentrated in the core, while the remainder formed the mantle and primitive crust. 1, record 1, English, - primary%20geochemical%20differentiation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- différenciation géochimique primaire
1, record 1, French, diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sidérophiles, chalcophiles, lithophiles, atmophiles. - La distinction classique de ces familles d'éléments [...] est liée à une certaine idée de la différenciation géochimique primaire de la Terre en un noyau métallique, une enveloppe sulfurée, un manteau silicaté et l'atmosphère primordiale. 1, record 1, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique%20primaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- geochemical differentiation
1, record 2, English, geochemical%20differentiation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "primary geochemical differentiation" and secondary geochemical differentiation. " 2, record 2, English, - geochemical%20differentiation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- différenciation géochimique
1, record 2, French, diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sidérophiles, chalcophiles, lithophiles, atmophiles. - La distinction classique de ces familles d'éléments [...] est liée à une certaine idée de la différenciation géochimique primaire de la Terre en un noyau métallique, une enveloppe sulfurée, un manteau silicaté et l'atmosphère primordiale. 2, record 2, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-05-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- secondary geochemical differentiation
1, record 3, English, secondary%20geochemical%20differentiation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A theory concerning the process which may have taken place in and on the Earth’s crust and in the atmosphere, including the organic reaction leading to the development of the biosphere. 1, record 3, English, - secondary%20geochemical%20differentiation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- différenciation géochimique secondaire
1, record 3, French, diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec «différenciation géochimique primaire» (voir fiche). 1, record 3, French, - diff%C3%A9renciation%20g%C3%A9ochimique%20secondaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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