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PIEDRA CHISPA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- firestone
1, record 1, English, firestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flint 2, record 1, English, flint
correct
- silex 3, record 1, English, silex
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, very hard, somewhat impure variety of chalcedony, usually black or of various shades of gray, breaking with a conchoidal fracture, and striking fire with steel. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: A term that has been considered as a mineral name ... 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silex: The French term for flint. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 1, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de quartz du type calcédoine, constituant des accidents dans des couches calcaires, formée de silice d'origine biochimique, précipitant dès le début de la diagenèse dans le sédiment encore meuble. 2, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les silex sont parfois en lits continus, mais plus souvent en rognons disséminés ou groupés en niveaux parallèles à la stratification [...] Le silex est une roche dure, à grain très fin (calcédoine et quartz cryptocristallins, sans grains détritiques), jaune clair, brune à noire, à cassure lisse et conchoïdale, à éclat luisant; les éclats de silex sont à bords aigus et translucides. 3, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les silex constituent de bons agrégats pour les bétons. La pierre meulière est un silex caverneux en éléments atteignant de grandes dimensions. 4, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On s'est servi du silex comme pierre à fusil et comme pierre à briquet, car, utilisé en frappant du fer ou de l'acier, il arrache des particules de métal dont la température est assez élevée pour allumer de la poudre ou de l'amadou. 5, record 1, French, - silex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedernal
1, record 1, Spanish, pedernal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- piedra de chispa 2, record 1, Spanish, piedra%20de%20chispa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de cuarzo compuesta por sílice con pequeñas cantidades de agua y alúmina. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produce chispas al ser golpeado con el eslabón. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
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