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IGNEO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary
1, record 1, English, primary
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- original 1, record 1, English, original
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to minerals and rocks that have crystallized from magma. 1, record 1, English, - primary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Those rock-constituents which crystallized out from the magma are termed primary or original, to distinguish them from another group of minerals which are of later origin than the rocks in which they occur. 1, record 1, English, - primary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- primaire
1, record 1, French, primaire
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- originel 1, record 1, French, originel
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
roche originelle; roche primaire 1, record 1, French, - primaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- primario 1, record 1, Spanish, primario
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de las rocas] formadas por consolidación de magma. 1, record 1, Spanish, - primario
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- igneous
1, record 2, English, igneous
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ig 2, record 2, English, ig
correct, see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a rock or mineral that solidified from molten or partly molten material, i.e., from a magma; also applied to processes leading to, related to, or resulting from the formation of such rocks. 3, record 2, English, - igneous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ig: the abbreviation ... used in drilling reports. 2, record 2, English, - igneous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- igné
1, record 2, French, ign%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Qualifie les] roches éruptives pour rappeler qu'elles sont sorties des profondeurs de la terre sous forme de masses en fusion. 2, record 2, French, - ign%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ígneo
1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%ADgneo
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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