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EQUANT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equant rock
1, record 1, English, equant%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equant: Applied to crystals having the same or nearly the same ... dimensions in all directions ... 2, record 1, English, - equant%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche équante
1, record 1, French, roche%20%C3%A9quante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équante : Ce terme venant du latin aequus (égal) signifie qu'une roche qualifiée d'équante comprend des minéraux qui ont tous environ la même taille. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20%C3%A9quante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equant 1, record 2, English, equant
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
That equalizes. (Oxford) 1, record 2, English, - equant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- équipollent 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9quipollent
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit d'un cristal qui resulte d'un autre cristal par des décroissements en nombre égal sur 2 angles ou sur 2 bords. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quipollent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Asbestos Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- equidimensional
1, record 3, English, equidimensional
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- equant 2, record 3, English, equant
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a crystal, in an igneous or sedimentary rock having the same (or nearly same) diameters in all directions. 3, record 3, English, - equidimensional
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shapes of chrysotile asbestos orebodies are variously described as equidimensional, ellipsoidal, lenticular, and tabular ... 4, record 3, English, - equidimensional
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Mines d'amiante
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- équidimensionnel
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9quidimensionnel
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les amas minéralisés d'amiante chrysotile ont des formes diverses (équidimensionnelles, ellipsoïdales, lenticulaires et tabulaires) [...] 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quidimensionnel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equidimensional
1, record 4, English, equidimensional
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- equant 2, record 4, English, equant
adjective
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a sedimentary particle whose length is less than 1.5 times its width. 2, record 4, English, - equidimensional
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Particles that are not equidimensional, i.e. that are longer in one direction than in others, are often characterised by the second longest major dimension. 3, record 4, English, - equidimensional
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- équidimensionnel
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9quidimensionnel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Particule équidimensionnelle. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quidimensionnel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-11-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- equant texture
1, record 5, English, equant%20texture
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "equant rock." 1, record 5, English, - equant%20texture
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- texture équante
1, record 5, French, texture%20%C3%A9quante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- texture grenue normale 2, record 5, French, texture%20grenue%20normale
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Texture d'une roche dans les cristaux ne présentent pas d'orientation privilégiée. 3, record 5, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les roches éruptives] ont une texture équante, c'est-à-dire qu'elles conservent à peu près la même composition dans toutes les directions de l'espace. 4, record 5, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Suivant la taille des minéraux on distingue [...] : texture grenue normale (ou équante) dont les éléments sont de même dimension, sensiblement celle d'un grain de blé [...] 2, record 5, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les minéraux jusqu'alors orientés (textures linéaire et planaire) perdent peu à peu toute orientation privilégiée et la roche prend l'aspect du granite (texture équante). 5, record 5, French, - texture%20%C3%A9quante
Record 5, Key term(s)
- texture isotrope
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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