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DECREPITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decrepitation
1, record 1, English, decrepitation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The breaking up with a crackling noise of mineral substances when exposed to heat, as when rock salt is thrown upon the fire. 2, record 1, English, - decrepitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decrepitation. - Some minerals, when laid upon a hot plate, decrepitate, or fly to pieces, through the unequal expansion which overcomes the cohesion of the molecules. Calcite, fluorite, and barite are examples of this. A mineral which decrepitates may be separated from one which does not by decrepitating and sifting; the latter mineral will be found on the sieve, while that which was finely decrepitated will have gone through. 3, record 1, English, - decrepitation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décrépitation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9pitation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éclatement d'un fragment de matière sous l'action de la chaleur. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9pitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séparation par décrépitation. Cette méthode tire profit du comportement particulier de certains minéraux à la chaleur. A l'échelle industrielle, ce système est utilisé uniquement pour l'enrichissement de la baryte. Lorsqu'elle est chauffée au-delà d'une certaine température (...) la baryte se brise en particules de petites dimensions, tandis que les autres espèces minéralogiques qui l'accompagnent demeurent intactes. Il suffit de cribler le matériau pour obtenir un concentré ayant la teneur commerciale. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9pitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- decrepitación
1, record 1, Spanish, decrepitaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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