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DRUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- druse
1, record 1, English, druse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An irregular cavity or opening in a vein or rock, having its interior surface or walls lined (encrusted) with small projecting crystals usually of the same minerals as those of the enclosing rock, and sometimes filled with water ... 2, record 1, English, - druse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
druse: [term used] particularly if it is a rather small cavity. 3, record 1, English, - druse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare to "vacuole," "vug," "geode," and "miarolitic cavity." 4, record 1, English, - druse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- druse
1, record 1, French, druse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- four à cristaux 2, record 1, French, four%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
correct, see observation, regional, jargon
- poche à cristaux 3, record 1, French, poche%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux naissent parfois dans des fentes ou des cavités de roches anciennement formées. Si la cavité a une forme à peu près plane et longiligne, les cristaux s'y développent en couche rectiligne et on appelle cela une druse. 4, record 1, French, - druse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est ainsi que, dans les cavités ou «druses» de certaines roches, on voit les minéraux qui s'y sont déposés se disposer à partir de la paroi en semblant converger vers le centre de la druse. 5, record 1, French, - druse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le quartz cristallin se trouve dans les poches à cristaux. 6, record 1, French, - druse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
four à cristaux : nom vulgaire de cavités tapissées de cristal de roche que l'on rencontre dans les parties les plus escarpées des montagnes granitiques des Alpes. 7, record 1, French, - druse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- drusa
1, record 1, Spanish, drusa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavidad de una roca, revestida interiormente por minerales cristalizados. 1, record 1, Spanish, - drusa
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cluster-crystal
1, record 2, English, cluster%2Dcrystal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cluster crystal 2, record 2, English, cluster%20crystal
correct
- druse 3, record 2, English, druse
correct
- druse crystal 2, record 2, English, druse%20crystal
correct
- sphaeraphide 1, record 2, English, sphaeraphide
correct
- cluster of crystals 4, record 2, English, cluster%20of%20crystals
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
globular aggregates of calcium oxalate crystals in plant cells (...) 1, record 2, English, - cluster%2Dcrystal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually plural. 5, record 2, English, - cluster%2Dcrystal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- oursin d'oxalate de calcium
1, record 2, French, oursin%20d%27oxalate%20de%20calcium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- oursin 1, record 2, French, oursin
correct
- cristal en oursin 2, record 2, French, cristal%20en%20oursin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
cristallisation d'oxalate de calcium à l'intérieur de cellules végétales, formée par un enchevêtrement de cristaux octaédriques évoquant grossièrement des piquants d'oursin. 1, record 2, French, - oursin%20d%27oxalate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la rubrique "oursin". 3, record 2, French, - oursin%20d%27oxalate%20de%20calcium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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