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LUSTROUS COAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lustrous coal
1, record 1, English, lustrous%20coal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bright coal 2, record 1, English, bright%20coal
correct, obsolete
- brights 3, record 1, English, brights
trademark, noun, plural
- brilliant coal 4, record 1, English, brilliant%20coal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coal of bright lustrous appearance, consisting predominantly of vitrain and clarain. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A type of banded coal defined microscopically as consisting of more than 5% of anthraxylon and less than 20% of opaque matter ... 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
... banded coal in which translucent matter predominates. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bright coal corresponds to the microlithotypes vitrite and clarite and in part to duroclarite and vitrinerite. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brights: A commercial term for the larger sizes of bright coal. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Bright coal is] an old mining term for lustrous coal. 1, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare to "glance coal." 6, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charbon brillant
1, record 1, French, charbon%20brillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- houille brillante 2, record 1, French, houille%20brillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément pétrographique du charbon composé de clarain et de vitrain. 3, record 1, French, - charbon%20brillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbón brillante
1, record 1, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20brillante
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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