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UNWEATHERED ROCK [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soil mantle
1, record 1, English, soil%20mantle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All the layers laying above the unweathered rock. 2, record 1, English, - soil%20mantle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soil mantle: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - soil%20mantle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture pédologique
1, record 1, French, couverture%20p%C3%A9dologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie superficielle de la lithosphère transformée par les actions physiques, chimiques et biologiques en structure organisée complexe, tridimensionnelle et évolutive, qui porte la végétation. 2, record 1, French, - couverture%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les facteurs de différenciation de la couverture pédologique sont : 1) les formations superficielles et le matériau dans lesquels la pédogenèse se développe, 2) le relief et la géomorphologie, 3) la végétation, la faune et les diverses actions de l'homme sur elle, 4) l'énergie apportée au système principalement par : le soleil (chaleur), la terre (la gravité) et l'atmosphère [...] 5) la durée d'évolution. En fonction du temps, et de ces facteurs se différencient les horizons qui vont intervenir dans l'évolution de la couverture pédologique [...] 3, record 1, French, - couverture%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couverture pédologique : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - couverture%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- saprolite
1, record 2, English, saprolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- saprolith 2, record 2, English, saprolith
correct
- sathrolith 2, record 2, English, sathrolith
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, earthy, typically clay-rich, thoroughly decomposed rock, formed in place by chemical weathering of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It often forms a layer or cover as much as 100 m thick, esp. in humid and tropical or subtropical climates; the color is commonly some shade of red or brown... Saprolite is characterized by preservation of structures that were present in the unweathered rock. 2, record 2, English, - saprolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saprolithe
1, record 2, French, saprolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- saprolite 2, record 2, French, saprolite
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau meuble provenant de l'altération sur place d'une roche qui conserve sa structure originale. 3, record 2, French, - saprolithe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- saprolita
1, record 2, Spanish, saprolita
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- D horizon
1, record 3, English, D%20horizon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soil horizon located below a B or a C horizon, consisting of unweathered rock. 2, record 3, English, - D%20horizon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "R horizon" is now preferred. 2, record 3, English, - D%20horizon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- horizon D
1, record 3, French, horizon%20D
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau géologique situé directement sous le matériel parental du sol. 2, record 3, French, - horizon%20D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Actuellement on désigne cette couche par la lettre C ou R précédée du chiffre romain II. Il s'agit donc, en fait, d'un matériau en discontinuité lithologique avec le sol sus-jacent. 2, record 3, French, - horizon%20D
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Mecánica del suelo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- horizonte D
1, record 3, Spanish, horizonte%20D
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soporte geológico sobre el que reposa un suelo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - horizonte%20D
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 4, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 4, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 4, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock ... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 4, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 4, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 4, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 4, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 4, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 4, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 4, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 4, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n'est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 4, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 4, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 4, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 4, French, - roche%20saine
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Metals Mining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- weathered
1, record 5, English, weathered
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Very high grades may be encountered in weathered diatreme facies kimberlite at the surface. 2, record 5, English, - weathered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In weathered materials [aluminum] accumulates in clay minerals or in purely aluminous ones such as gibbsite, boehmite and diaspore, which are the principal minerals of bauxite. 3, record 5, English, - weathered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The nickel occurs in both the laterite and the weathered rock zone. ... The material mined is generally a mixture of the lower parts of the laterite and the weathered rock zone. 3, record 5, English, - weathered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Greensands contain a sufficient quantity of the mineral glauconite to give a green colour to the fresh unweathered rock. Weathered or otherwise oxidised greensands are brown. 4, record 5, English, - weathered
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Weathered carbonatite, gneiss, material, rock, serpentinite, terrain, zone. 5, record 5, English, - weathered
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Mines métalliques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- météorisé
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- d'altération météorique 2, record 5, French, d%27alt%C3%A9ration%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orique
correct
- altéré par l'action des agents atmosphériques 3, record 5, French, alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20par%20l%27action%20des%20agents%20atmosph%C3%A9riques
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de roches qui se sont détériorées sous l'effet des agents atmosphériques. 4, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des teneurs très élevées sont parfois relevées à la surface dans les kimberlites de faciès de diatrème météorisées. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On notera la concentration du zirconium [...] dans la zone d'altération météorique. 5, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Affleurement altéré par l'action des agents atmosphériques. 3, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Carbonatite, roche, zone météorisée. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Terrain météorisé. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oris%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Minas metálicas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- meteorizado
1, record 5, Spanish, meteorizado
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meteorizar. Alterar y desagregar los agentes meteóricos las rocas que están en contacto con la atmosfera. Cf Encicl. SALVAT, 1975, t. 15, p. 143 1, record 5, Spanish, - meteorizado
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-12-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ferruginous tropical soil 1, record 6, English, ferruginous%20tropical%20soil
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These soils are found in the northern part of the humid tropical zone which is characterized by the lateritic or ferrallitic soils... These soils contain unweathered minerals of the parent rock, especially potash or lime soda feldspars, constituting a reserve of alkalis and alkaline-earth elements. The clay fraction often shows kaolinite associated with other clay minerals and iron hydroxides without free alumina. These soils can be lessivés in which case they show colors ranging from red to beige. 1, record 6, English, - ferruginous%20tropical%20soil
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- sol ferrugineux tropical
1, record 6, French, sol%20ferrugineux%20tropical
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols ferrugineux tropicaux se développent au nord de la zone tropicale humide, caractérisée par les sols latéritiques ou ferrallitiques [...] Ces sols contiennent des minéraux non altérés de la roche mère et, en particulier, des feldspaths potassiques ou calco-sodiques, formant une réserve en alcalis et alcalino-terreux. La fraction argileuse montre souvent de la kaolinite, associées à d'autres minéraux argileux et à des hydroxydes de fer sans alumine libre. Ces sols peuvent être lessivés; ils présentent alors des teintes variées, allant du rouge au beige. 2, record 6, French, - sol%20ferrugineux%20tropical
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-12-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- trimline
1, record 7, English, trimline
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- shoulder 1, record 7, English, shoulder
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sharp boundary line delimiting the maximum upper level of the margins of a glacier that has receded from an area 1, record 7, English, - trimline
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It usually coincides with a break in slope and the upper limit of an unweathered rock on a valley wall or a nunatak; but the trimline of a long-extinct glacier may be marked by a sharp change in the age, constitution, or density of vegetation. 1, record 7, English, - trimline
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- ligne de contact
1, record 7, French, ligne%20de%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- zone de transition forestière 2, record 7, French, zone%20de%20transition%20foresti%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le contraste entre les régions de part et d'autre de la ligne de contact (...) est le plus frappant dans l'ouest de l'île. (...) Sous la limite, les dénivellations abruptes sont inexistantes ou ont été grandement atténuées (...). Au-dessus de la limite, le relief (...) n'a pas été atténué au même degré. 1, record 7, French, - ligne%20de%20contact
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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