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ASPHALTUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Road Construction Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- natural asphalt
1, record 1, English, natural%20asphalt
correct, United States, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- native asphalt 2, record 1, English, native%20asphalt
correct
- natural bitumen 3, record 1, English, natural%20bitumen
correct, standardized
- native bitumen 4, record 1, English, native%20bitumen
correct
- asphaltum 5, record 1, English, asphaltum
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liquid or semiliquid asphalt in exsudations or seepages including surface flows and lakes. 5, record 1, English, - natural%20asphalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural asphalt ..., which is believed to be formed during an early stage in the breakdown of organic marine deposits into petroleum, commonly contains minerals, while residual petroleum asphalt does not. 6, record 1, English, - natural%20asphalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Some of the best known deposits of natural asphalt are found in Trinidad, in an asphalt lake, and in Kentucky, Utah, Colorado, and California, where they include various forms. 7, record 1, English, - natural%20asphalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The discovery and refining of asphaltic crude petroleum ended the feverish hunt for natural asphalt. 8, record 1, English, - natural%20asphalt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
natural bitumen; natural asphalt: terms standardized by ISO. 9, record 1, English, - natural%20asphalt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
- Bitumes
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bitume naturel
1, record 1, French, bitume%20naturel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bitume natif 2, record 1, French, bitume%20natif
correct, masculine noun
- asphalte naturel 3, record 1, French, asphalte%20naturel
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bitume assez dur qui est pratiquement solide à 25 °C, que l'on trouve dans les dépôts naturels, souvent mélangé à de la matière minérale fine ou très fine. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 4, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mélange naturel composé de bitume et de matières minérales inertes. [Définition uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.] 3, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bitumes se divisent en bitumes naturels (imprégnant des roches, des sables, des charbons ou présents à la surface terrestre sous forme d'affleurements, de veines ou de couches de dimensions variables), et en bitumes de pétrole [...] 5, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asphalte naturel : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 6, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bitume naturel : Cette expression ne doit pas être appliquée aux résidus de la distillation des huiles asphaltiques. 7, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bitume naturel : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 8, record 1, French, - bitume%20naturel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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