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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fuller's earth
1, record 1, English, Fuller%27s%20earth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- creta 2, record 1, English, creta
correct
- walker's earth 3, record 1, English, walker%27s%20earth
correct, see observation, regional
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very fine-grained, naturally occurring clay or claylike material possessing a high adsorptive capacity, consisting largely of hydrated aluminum silicates (chiefly the clay minerals montmorillonite and polygorskite). Used originally in England for whitening, degreasing, or fulling (shrinking and thickening by application of moisture) woolen fabrics ... 2, record 1, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use: Decolorizing of oils and other liquids, oil-well drilling muds, insecticide carrier, floor-sweeping compounds, cosmetics, rubber filler, carrier for catalysts, filtering medium. 4, record 1, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
walker's earth: Fuller's earth in Ludlow Shales. 5, record 1, English, - Fuller%27s%20earth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terre à foulon
1, record 1, French, terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terre à foulons 2, record 1, French, terre%20%C3%A0%20foulons
correct, feminine noun
- argile à foulon 3, record 1, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20foulon
correct, feminine noun
- terre de Fuller 4, record 1, French, terre%20de%20Fuller
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile smectique, provenant de la décomposition de certains schistes. (Délayée dans l'eau et battue, elle mousse comme le savon. Sa propriété d'absorber les corps gras la faisait employer pour le dégraissage et le foulage des tissus.) 5, record 1, French, - terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les argiles ont été employées de longue date comme absorbants des graisses: «argiles à foulons». 3, record 1, French, - terre%20%C3%A0%20foulon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- argile à foulons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra de Fuller
1, record 1, Spanish, tierra%20de%20Fuller
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- greda 2, record 1, Spanish, greda
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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