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VAPOR BUBBLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air bubble
1, record 1, English, air%20bubble
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vapour bubble 2, record 1, English, vapour%20bubble
correct
- bubble 3, record 1, English, bubble
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small body of gas within a liquid. 4, record 1, English, - air%20bubble
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... fluid inclusions (subject to certain assumptions, the temperature of formation of a crystal is indicated by the temperature at which the vapour bubble co-existing in the inclusion disappears upon heating); ... 2, record 1, English, - air%20bubble
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... fluid with an air bubble. 5, record 1, English, - air%20bubble
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vapor bubble
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- libelle
1, record 1, French, libelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bulle gazeuse 2, record 1, French, bulle%20gazeuse
correct, feminine noun
- bulle d'air 3, record 1, French, bulle%20d%27air
feminine noun
- bulle 3, record 1, French, bulle
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bulle gazeuse et mobile, qui se trouve à l'intérieur de la plupart des inclusions liquides que le microscope révèle dans les cristaux. 4, record 1, French, - libelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les inclusions liquides, très nombreuses dans le quartz [...] contiennent presque toujours une bulle gazeuse mobile, ou libelle. 5, record 1, French, - libelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le quartz [peut présenter] des inclusions de [gaz carbonique] liquide avec ou sans bulle gazeuse. Ces bulles appelées libelles disparaissent par chauffage à 31 °C [...] et réapparaissent par refroidissement [...] 6, record 1, French, - libelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Inclusions contenant chacune une bulle gazeuse flottant dans le liquide inclus, et un cristal à contours rectilignes. 7, record 1, French, - libelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] on admet que les inclusions à bulles gazeuses de petites dimensions sont formées à faible température, celle-ci augmentant proportionnellement au volume de ces bulles. 8, record 1, French, - libelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- burbuja de aire
1, record 1, Spanish, burbuja%20de%20aire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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