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NUGGETY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuggety gold
1, record 1, English, nuggety%20gold
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nuggetty gold 1, record 1, English, nuggetty%20gold
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
gold occurring in nuggets. 1, record 1, English, - nuggety%20gold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See the record "nuggety." 1, record 1, English, - nuggety%20gold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- or en pépites
1, record 1, French, or%20en%20p%C3%A9pites
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nuggety
1, record 2, English, nuggety
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nuggetty 2, record 2, English, nuggetty
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having or resembling a nugget; occurring in nuggets. 3, record 2, English, - nuggety
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nugget: a native lump of precious metal (a nugget of gold). 3, record 2, English, - nuggety
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pépitique
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9pitique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui se manifeste sous forme de pépites. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9pitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois l'or natif peut être en particules d'assez grandes dimensions et donner des pépites. (...) Ainsi donc (...) au stade 3, tardif, abaissement de la teneur globale en or, mais tendance pépitique. 1, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9pitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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