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TRANSLUCENT HUMIC DEGRADATION MATTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Origins and Composition of Coal
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- translucent humic degradation matter
1, record 1, English, translucent%20humic%20degradation%20matter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- THDM 2, record 1, English, THDM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Constituents are the petrographic entities of the attritus that are recognizable in thin sections only by the microscope. The following constituents may be distinguished in coals: translucent humic degradation matter; brown or semitranslucent matter; opaque matter (granular, massive); resins and resinous matter; spores and pollen; cuticles and cuticular matter; algae and algae matter. 3, record 1, English, - translucent%20humic%20degradation%20matter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
According to the practice at the U.S. [United States] Bureau of Mines, translucent humic degradation matter includes all humic matter less than 14 microns in width perpendicular to the bedding. May be fibrous or in fine bands. Color ranges from orange to red to brownish red ... 2, record 1, English, - translucent%20humic%20degradation%20matter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
humic degradation matter: Finely comminuted degradation matter in coal largely but not altogether derived from the woody tissues of plants, and like anthraxylon, largely derived from lignin. 2, record 1, English, - translucent%20humic%20degradation%20matter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Origine et constitution des charbons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière de désagrégation humique transparente
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20de%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9gation%20humique%20transparente
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière humique transparente constituée de particules irrégulières, de forme et de dimension variées. 2, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20de%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9gation%20humique%20transparente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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