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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- evaporite
1, record 1, English, evaporite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- evaporate 2, record 1, English, evaporate
correct, noun, less frequent
- saline deposit 3, record 1, English, saline%20deposit
correct
- saline residue 4, record 1, English, saline%20residue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nonclastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of minerals produced from a saline solution as a result of extensive or total evaporation of the solvent. 5, record 1, English, - evaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... evaporation of the seawater may result in the precipitation of chemical sediments known as evaporites, forming economic deposits of halite, potash, and sulfates. 6, record 1, English, - evaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term sometimes includes rocks developed by metamorphism or transport of other evaporites. 5, record 1, English, - evaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Saline deposits cover] a variety of chemically formed rocks characteristic of certain well-defined environments, for example, lagoons, inland lakes, relic (landlocked seas, etc. It includes chlorides, sulfates, borates, nitrates, etc., occurring as products of precipitation, usually in regular beds or layers, but lacking stratification in the accepted sense. 7, record 1, English, - evaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Evaporite formation, evaporite mineral, evaporite sedimentation. 8, record 1, English, - evaporite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- évaporite
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9vaporite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépôt salin stratifié 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20salin%20stratifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt salin 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20salin
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt salifère 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20salif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- évaporat 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9vaporat
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire engendrée dans les mers et les lagunes en déficit hydrologique par la précipitation d'éléments chimiques qui s'organisent en minéraux salins (sel gemme, anhydrite). 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évaporation d'eaux salines, telle l'eau des océans, est à l'origine de minerais variés, groupés sous le nom d'évaporites. 7, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vaporite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Environnement restreint aride.- [...] Cet environnement est [...] celui du dépôt des «évaporites» ou dépôts salins stratifiés : gypse, anhydrite, halite (sel gemme), dolomite [...] 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9vaporite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- evaporita
1, record 1, Spanish, evaporita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- evaporado 2, record 1, Spanish, evaporado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca cuyo origen ha sido la evaporación de aguas saladas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - evaporita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las evaporitas pueden formarse en las albuferas que comunican con el mar, en las aguas de los mares cerrados o en las aguas saladas continentales. Son rocas solubles y figuran como las más comunes, entre ellas, la sal gema, el yeso, la anhidrita, carnalita, silvina, etc. 3, record 1, Spanish, - evaporita
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