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AUTHIGENETIC BAUXITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bauxite Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autochthonous bauxite
1, record 1, English, autochthonous%20bauxite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- authigenic bauxite 2, record 1, English, authigenic%20bauxite
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "transported bauxite." 2, record 1, English, - autochthonous%20bauxite
Record 1, Key term(s)
- authigenous bauxite
- authigenetic bauxite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de bauxite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bauxite autochtone
1, record 1, French, bauxite%20autochtone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bauxite primaire 2, record 1, French, bauxite%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bauxite restée en place ou presque sur la roche mère dont elle dérive par altération pédologique. 3, record 1, French, - bauxite%20autochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bauxites autochtones. La formation des bauxites sur roches silicatées ne pose guère de problèmes. Il s'agit bien de concentrations résiduelles alumineuses en place ou à peu près en place sur leurs roches-mères. Leur formation s'explique par des données simples de géochimie [...] : notion de potentiel ionique [...] et solubilité de la silice pour un pH faiblement acide ou alcalin [...] 4, record 1, French, - bauxite%20autochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il semble que les bauxites transportées soient plus riches que les bauxites autochtones. 5, record 1, French, - bauxite%20autochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bauxite autochtone : S'oppose à «bauxite allochtone» ou «bauxite transportée». 3, record 1, French, - bauxite%20autochtone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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