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IMPERVIOUS LAYER [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hardpan
1, record 1, English, hardpan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hardpan layer 2, record 1, English, hardpan%20layer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a relatively hard, impervious and often clayey layer of soil lying at or just below the surface, produced as a result of cementation of soil particles by precipitation of relatively insoluble materials such as silica, iron oxide, calcium carbonate and organic matter... 3, record 1, English, - hardpan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcin
1, record 1, French, calcin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carapace 2, record 1, French, carapace
correct, feminine noun
- cuirasse 3, record 1, French, cuirasse
correct, feminine noun
- carapace d'argile 4, record 1, French, carapace%20d%27argile
feminine noun
- couche d'argile durcie 5, record 1, French, couche%20d%27argile%20durcie
feminine noun
- couche durcie 6, record 1, French, couche%20durcie
feminine noun
- horizon durci 6, record 1, French, horizon%20durci
masculine noun
- couche très dure 7, record 1, French, couche%20tr%C3%A8s%20dure
feminine noun
- horizon pédologique induré 8, record 1, French, horizon%20p%C3%A9dologique%20indur%C3%A9
masculine noun
- niveau concrétionné 8, record 1, French, niveau%20concr%C3%A9tionn%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] précipité de carbonate de calcium cimentant les graviers et les éboulis sous climat froid, et dû à la concentration des solutions aqueuses sous l'influence du gel qui n'accapare que de l'eau pure. 9, record 1, French, - calcin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cuirasse se forme toujours en tant qu'horizon interne du sol et non en surface par remontée capillaire [...]; si elle affleure, [...], c'est que l'érosion a enlevé l'horizon superficiel meuble. 10, record 1, French, - calcin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le calcin désigne] également l'enduit protecteur qui se forme sur les calcaires tendres par exsudation des eaux de carrière saturées [...] 9, record 1, French, - calcin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Geoquímica
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caparazón
1, record 1, Spanish, caparaz%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa superficial de materiales ferruginosos o lateríticos muy endurecidos por el tiempo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - caparaz%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- talik
1, record 2, English, talik
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tabetisol 2, record 2, English, tabetisol
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A lens] of unfrozen ground within the permafrost layer(usually unfrozen because [it was] impervious and contained no groundwater). 3, record 2, English, - talik
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- talik
1, record 2, French, talik
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tabétisol 2, record 2, French, tab%C3%A9tisol
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie non gelée d'un sol à l'intérieur d'une zone gelée. 3, record 2, French, - talik
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- superficially porous support 1, record 3, English, superficially%20porous%20support
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- porous layer support 1, record 3, English, porous%20layer%20support
- pellicular support 1, record 3, English, pellicular%20support
- solid core support 1, record 3, English, solid%20core%20support
- controlled surface porosity support 1, record 3, English, controlled%20surface%20porosity%20support
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A solid, impervious core on the surface of which a thin porous layer is formed. 1, record 3, English, - superficially%20porous%20support
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- support pelliculaire
1, record 3, French, support%20pelliculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- support superficiellement poreux 2, record 3, French, support%20superficiellement%20poreux
masculine noun
- support à couche mince poreuse 2, record 3, French, support%20%C3%A0%20couche%20mince%20poreuse
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les supports pelliculaires continuent, plus que dans les autres méthodes, à présenter un certain intérêt en chromatographie d'échange d'ions, dans la mesure où ils permettent d'obtenir des séparations en des temps d'analyse très courts, en particulier dans le cas d'espèces volumineuses où il est possible d'opérer avec des résines à faible taux de pontage déposées ou greffées sur support inerte, du fait de leur excellente résistance à la pression et de leur bonne efficacité. De plus, ils se prêtent à la technique du remplissage à sec des colonnes. 1, record 3, French, - support%20pelliculaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un compromis très satisfaisant entre efficacité maximale et longévité de la colonne chromatographique consiste à remplacer sur 5 mm environ le remplissage du haut de colonne par des microbilles de verre (ou de support pelliculaire de même nature que la phase stationnaire), puis à obstruer la colonne avec un disque en PTFE poreux. 1, record 3, French, - support%20pelliculaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Physical Geography (General)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- impermeable
1, record 4, English, impermeable
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- impervious 2, record 4, English, impervious
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descriptive of not allowing the passage of fluid. 3, record 4, English, - impermeable
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A formation may be porous yet impermeable due to the absence of connecting passages between the voids within it. 3, record 4, English, - impermeable
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
impermeable layer; impervious rock. 4, record 4, English, - impermeable
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- imperméable
1, record 4, French, imperm%C3%A9able
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- étanche 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9tanche
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui ne se laisse pas traverser par un liquide, et spécialement par l'eau. 3, record 4, French, - imperm%C3%A9able
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Se dit d'une matière qui, par nature, ne se laisse pas pénétrer, imprégner par l'eau. 4, record 4, French, - imperm%C3%A9able
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Yacimientos petrolíferos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- impermeable
1, record 4, Spanish, impermeable
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que posee una textura que no permite el paso del agua de forma perceptible bajo la presión estática del agua subsuperficial. 1, record 4, Spanish, - impermeable
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-04-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- upward migration
1, record 5, English, upward%20migration
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- upward movement 2, record 5, English, upward%20movement
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the vertical ascending motion of metal-bearing solutions. 2, record 5, English, - upward%20migration
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In some deposits, ... mineralization results from the upward migration of postmagmatic fluids rich in F and CO2 ... 3, record 5, English, - upward%20migration
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Migration continues until the liquid reaches the surface and begins seepage or until it reaches a layer of impervious rock and is trapped. 4, record 5, English, - upward%20migration
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As opposed to "downward movement." 2, record 5, English, - upward%20migration
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- migration per ascensum
1, record 5, French, migration%20per%20ascensum
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- migration ascendante 2, record 5, French, migration%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
- mouvement per ascensum 3, record 5, French, mouvement%20per%20ascensum
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement ascendant 3, record 5, French, mouvement%20ascendant
correct, masculine noun
- migration vers le haut 4, record 5, French, migration%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
- montée 5, record 5, French, mont%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement vertical vers le haut, en particulier des solutions métallifères. 3, record 5, French, - migration%20per%20ascensum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'accumulation dans les roches-magasins s'est faite à la suite d'une migration ascendante. 6, record 5, French, - migration%20per%20ascensum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Du plomb et du zinc en teneurs très faibles dans des marnes peuvent se déplacer dans des fractures et se déposer dans des calcaires sus-jacents (migration latérale et per ascensum). 7, record 5, French, - migration%20per%20ascensum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les migrations se feront soit du haut vers le bas (per descendum), soit du bas vers le haut (par ascensum), ou bien encore latéralement. 8, record 5, French, - migration%20per%20ascensum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En contexte, l'expression latine «per ascensum» est écrite en italiques. 9, record 5, French, - migration%20per%20ascensum
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-09-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- impervious strata
1, record 6, English, impervious%20strata
plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strata: term rarely used in the singular (stratum). 2, record 6, English, - impervious%20strata
Record 6, Key term(s)
- impervious stratum
- impervious layers
- impervious layer
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- couches imperméables
1, record 6, French, couches%20imperm%C3%A9ables
feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts organiques (animaux ou végétaux) ont subi dans les couches imperméables (argileuses, par ex.) pauvres en oxygène une fermentation particulière [...] sous l'action de bactéries anaérobies. Le pétrole ainsi formé a graduellement remonté sous les actions diverses [...] 1, record 6, French, - couches%20imperm%C3%A9ables
Record 6, Key term(s)
- strates imperméables
- couches imperméables
- couche imperméable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-04-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- impervious layer 1, record 7, English, impervious%20layer
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- impermeable layer 1, record 7, English, impermeable%20layer
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- plancher imperméable
1, record 7, French, plancher%20imperm%C3%A9able
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveau imperméable ou relativement imperméable dans le profil d'un sol, au-dessus duquel se produit une accumulation de l'eau. 1, record 7, French, - plancher%20imperm%C3%A9able
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1978-08-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
- Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hardpan
1, record 8, English, hardpan
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard impervious layer of earth capable of supporting foundations. 2, record 8, English, - hardpan
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
- Géologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- hardpan
1, record 8, French, hardpan
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- bon sol 1, record 8, French, bon%20sol
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche dure imperméable du sol, capable de supporter des fondations. 1, record 8, French, - hardpan
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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