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BOTRYOIDAL [3 records]

Record 1 2009-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Having the form of a bunch of grapes.

CONT

... pitchblende ... occurred in several forms: botryoidal, spherulitic, brecciated, dendritic, massive, and as veinlets.

OBS

Said of mineral deposits ... having a surface of spherical shapes; also said of a crystalline aggregate in which the spherical shapes are composed of radiating crystals.

OBS

botryoidal: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Botryoidal texture.

Key term(s)
  • grape-like

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Qui affecte la forme d'une grappe [de raisin].

CONT

Les concrétions sont de forme variée : certaines sont ovoïdes ou sphériques, d'autres mamelonnées, botryoïdes ou tourmentées.

OBS

botryoïde, botryoïdal : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Texture botryoïdale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Dícese del mineral que tiene la forma de racimo de uva.

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Record 2 2001-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
OBS

See record "botryoidal."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
OBS

botryoïde : En forme de grappe de raisin; s'applique, pour les minéraux, à certaines textures, en particulier à celles des concrétions. Synonyme : botryoïdal.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés

Spanish

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