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CHROMITE-OLIVINE CUMULATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chromite-olivine cumulate
1, record 1, English, chromite%2Dolivine%20cumulate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- olivine-chromite cumulate 1, record 1, English, olivine%2Dchromite%20cumulate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The so-called "net-" or "chain-texture" chromite ores are typically chromite-olivine cumulates, (chromite peridotites or olivine chromitites in lithological terminology), and contain 20 to 50 modal per cent chromite ... 1, record 1, English, - chromite%2Dolivine%20cumulate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cumulat à chromite-olivine
1, record 1, French, cumulat%20%C3%A0%20chromite%2Dolivine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cumulat à olivine-chromite 1, record 1, French, cumulat%20%C3%A0%20olivine%2Dchromite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler les minerais de chromite à texture «réticulée» ou à texture «en chaînes» sont en général des cumulats à chromite-olivine (ou, selon la terminologie lithologique, des péridotites à chromite ou des chromitites à olivine); ils renferment, selon l'analyse modale, de 20 à 50 % de chromite [...] 1, record 1, French, - cumulat%20%C3%A0%20chromite%2Dolivine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chromite-olivine cumulate layer
1, record 2, English, chromite%2Dolivine%20cumulate%20layer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lit de cumulats à chromite-olivine
1, record 2, French, lit%20de%20cumulats%20%C3%A0%20chromite%2Dolivine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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