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TRACE MINERAL [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Dietetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trace mineral
1, record 1, English, trace%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- micromineral 2, record 1, English, micromineral
correct
- minor mineral 3, record 1, English, minor%20mineral
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The body requires a number of minerals in order to maintain its proper functioning. The minerals are used for a variety of physiological processes such as building blood and bone, making hormones, regulating heartbeat, and more. There are two types of minerals. Macrominerals are needed in large amounts. Trace minerals are needed in very small amounts. The macrominerals are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur. The trace minerals are iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, and selenium. 4, record 1, English, - trace%20mineral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... microminerals are needed in amounts lower than 100 mg [milligrams]/day ... 2, record 1, English, - trace%20mineral
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-mineral
- micro mineral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Diététique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microminéral
1, record 1, French, micromin%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thorite
1, record 2, English, thorite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate. 2, record 2, English, - thorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The radioactivity of thorite often brings it to a state of metamiction, in which its crystal structure becomes unstable thereby causing the crystal edges to become smooth and rounded. When this happens, the thorite may gain hydroxyl (OH) molecules in place of the silica (SiO4) molecules and transform into a different mineral, thorogummite. 3, record 2, English, - thorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thorite is currently an important ore of uranium. A variety of thorite often called "uranothorite" is particularly rich in uranium... Other varieties of thorite include "orangite, "an orange variety; "calciothorite" an impure variety with trace amounts of calcium and "freyalite" actually a discredited variety containing cerium([which] turned out to be an altered form of the mineral melanocerite). 4, record 2, English, - thorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formulas: (Th,U)SiO4 or (Th,Fe,Y,P,Ca)SiO4 5, record 2, English, - thorite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thorite
1, record 2, French, thorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate naturel de thorium, du système cristallin quadratique [pouvant] contenir jusqu'à 25 % d'uranium. 2, record 2, French, - thorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La variété orangite possède une couleur jaune-orangé [...] Il existe une variété uranifère, l'uranothorite. 3, record 2, French, - thorite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formules chimiques : (Th,U)SiO4 ou (Th,Fe,Y,P,Ca)SiO4 4, record 2, French, - thorite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- leucotonalite melt
1, record 3, English, leucotonalite%20melt
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- leucocratic tonalite melt 2, record 3, English, leucocratic%20tonalite%20melt
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Model 1 starts with an average modified Bell Island leucotonalite melt coexisting with two pyroxenes, two Fe-Ti oxides, and plagioclase at the beginning of hydration crystallization. 3, record 3, English, - leucotonalite%20melt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to mineral and chemical compositions two types of basic granulites are recognized : leucocratic, close in contents of major and trace elements to low-titanium tholeiitic basalts, and melanocratic, depleted in SiO2, Na2O, Rb, Ba, Sr, and LREE and enriched in Fe2O3, Ti, Nb, HREE, Y, and Sc(compared with the leucocratic granulites) and compositionally similar to restite equilibrated with tonalite melt. 4, record 3, English, - leucotonalite%20melt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
leucotonalite melt: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 3, English, - leucotonalite%20melt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bain leucotonalitique
1, record 3, French, bain%20leucotonalitique
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bain leucotonalitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 3, French, - bain%20leucotonalitique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-01-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- trace mineral nutrition
1, record 4, English, trace%20mineral%20nutrition
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
McClain and Gatlin... conducted two experiments to determine the zinc requirements of fingerling blue tilapia. Based on scale and bone zinc concentrations, 20 ppm zinc in the diet was the requirement to prevent zinc deficiency. Additional research is needed to expand our understanding of the trace mineral nutrition of cultured fish. 2, record 4, English, - trace%20mineral%20nutrition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are seven trace minerals that have been shown to be needed in supplementing animal diets. They are iron, copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt, iodine and selenium. They are needed in very small amounts, or traces, in the diet, and hence their name "trace minerals." 3, record 4, English, - trace%20mineral%20nutrition
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nutrition d'oligoélément
1, record 4, French, nutrition%20d%27oligo%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le manganèse est un élément minéral mineur, élément de transition, qualifié en nutrition d'oligoélément minéral de par son importance quantitative faible bien que vitale pour l'organisme. 1, record 4, French, - nutrition%20d%27oligo%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oligoélément : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 4, French, - nutrition%20d%27oligo%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-01-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Dietetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- trace minerals
1, record 5, English, trace%20minerals
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- trace elements 2, record 5, English, trace%20elements
plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those mineral salts present in the body, and required in the diet, in small amounts(parts per million) : copper, chromium, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, selenium; although required in larger amounts, zinc and iron are sometimes included with the trace minerals. 1, record 5, English, - trace%20minerals
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Diététique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- oligo-minéraux
1, record 5, French, oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- oligo-éléments 2, record 5, French, oligo%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments
correct, masculine noun, plural
- oligoéléments 3, record 5, French, oligo%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éléments minéraux, parfois [le terme] est étendu aux vitamines qui sont considérées comme des oligo-éléments organiques. 4, record 5, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oligoéléments : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 5, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
oligo-minéraux; oligo-éléments : Bull. c. sur la nutrition, 1967, vol. 6, n° 1, p. VIII. 6, record 5, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
- Dietética
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- oligoelementos
1, record 5, Spanish, oligoelementos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- bioelementos 1, record 5, Spanish, bioelementos
masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-11-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- trace mineral
1, record 6, English, trace%20mineral
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulphide ores commonly include a complex assemblage of minor and trace minerals such as bornite, sulphosalts, arsenopyrite, tellurides, and other high-sulphidation minerals ... 1, record 6, English, - trace%20mineral
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- minéral en trace
1, record 6, French, min%C3%A9ral%20en%20trace
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais sulfurés comprennent souvent une association complexe de minéraux mineurs et de minéraux en traces tels que la bornite, les sulfosels, l'arsénopyrite, les tellurures et d'autres minéraux à fort degré de sulfuration [...] 1, record 6, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20en%20trace
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Metals Mining
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- trace
1, record 7, English, trace
correct, verb
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exploration geochemists possess a detailed knowledge of the geological processes that cause mineral dispersion in order to trace deposits back to their source. 2, record 7, English, - trace
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To trace a dyke, a deposit. 3, record 7, English, - trace
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Mines métalliques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- suivre
1, record 7, French, suivre
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'enlèvement des couches intermittentes de mort-terrain effectué pour suivre un gisement de minerai dans une mine productrice. 2, record 7, French, - suivre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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