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BLUE MUD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blue mud shrimp
1, record 1, English, blue%20mud%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A decapod of the family Upogebiidae. 2, record 1, English, - blue%20mud%20shrimp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gébie de Puget Sound
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9bie%20de%20Puget%20Sound
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Décapode de la famille des Upogebiidae. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9bie%20de%20Puget%20Sound
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue mud dauber
1, record 2, English, blue%20mud%20dauber
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Sphecidae. 2, record 2, English, - blue%20mud%20dauber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- potière bleue
1, record 2, French, poti%C3%A8re%20bleue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Sphecidae. 2, record 2, French, - poti%C3%A8re%20bleue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- blue mud
1, record 3, English, blue%20mud
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hemipelagic type of mud whose blueish gray color is due to iron sulphides and organic matter. 2, record 3, English, - blue%20mud
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- boue bleue
1, record 3, French, boue%20bleue
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vase bleue 2, record 3, French, vase%20bleue
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les vases bleues, grises ou noires sont les plus répandues. Contenant de 10 à 15 % de [carbonate de calcium], une phase sableuse, des tests planctoniques et des organismes terrestres, elles doivent leur couleur à la sulfuration du fer et à la présence de matières organiques. Présentes au large de toutes les côtes, elles caractérisent les bassins profonds qui ne communiquent avec la haute mer que par une circulation de surface [...] 3, record 3, French, - boue%20bleue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les boues bleues [...] contiennent des éléments détritiques et des produits de néogenèse riches en fer (chlorite, glauconie, sulfures) qui soulignent le caractère réducteur du milieu et qui impose leur couleur gris-bleu. La matière organique y est peu abondante. 1, record 3, French, - boue%20bleue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boue bleue; vase bleue : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel (boues bleues; vases bleues). 4, record 3, French, - boue%20bleue
Record 3, Key term(s)
- boues bleues
- vases bleues
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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