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Record 1 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

A hard, dense, siliceous rock having the texture, dull luster, hardness, fracture, or general appearance of unglazed porcelain; it is less hard, dense, and vitreous than chert.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Génie chimique
DEF

[...] matériaux siliceux, dont l'aspect rappelle la porcelaine brute, non vitrifiée. Les porcélanites sont nettement plus consolidées et plus compactes que les Tripel [tripoli], bien que leur porosité puisse encore atteindre jusqu'à 50 p.cent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Ingenieria química
DEF

Roca compacta, frágil, brillante y listada de diversos colores, que procede de arcillas o piedras tostadas por el calor de las minas de carbón incendiadas y por la influencia de las rocas volcánicas.

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