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KIDNEY-LIKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reniform
1, record 1, English, reniform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kidney-shaped 2, record 1, English, kidney%2Dshaped
correct
- kidneylike 3, record 1, English, kidneylike
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a crystal structure in which radiating crystals terminate in rounded masses; also said of mineral deposits having a surface of rounded kidneylike shapes. 3, record 1, English, - reniform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hematite in reniform masses. 4, record 1, English, - reniform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Reniform", named from the kidney-like character of the masses, implies a larger-scale variety [than botryoidal]. "Mammilated" ... describes the same formation on an even larger scale. 5, record 1, English, - reniform
Record 1, Key term(s)
- kidney-like
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réniforme
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9niforme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- en forme de rein 2, record 1, French, en%20forme%20de%20rein
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- en rognons 3, record 1, French, en%20rognons
correct
- rognonneux 4, record 1, French, rognonneux
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la forme d'un rein. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux peuvent être stalactiformes, en masses mamelonnées, réniformes, botryoidales (en grappes), dont la texture interne est souvent fibreuse, parfois fibroradiée [...] 6, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Minerai en rognons. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Masse rognonneuse. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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