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HULLA PICIFORME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pitch coal
1, record 1, English, pitch%20coal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- picurite 2, record 1, English, picurite
correct
- specular coal 3, record 1, English, specular%20coal
correct
- glance coal 3, record 1, English, glance%20coal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of black, brittle, compact brown coal of a jet-black color, pitchy lustre and conchoidal fracture resembling jet. 4, record 1, English, - pitch%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A brittle, lustrous bituminous coal or lignite, with conchoidal fracture. 5, record 1, English, - pitch%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is sometimes wrongly called bituminous brown coal. 4, record 1, English, - pitch%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Bituminous lignite] is sometimes known as pitch coal. 6, record 1, English, - pitch%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See "bituminous lignite." 7, record 1, English, - pitch%20coal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pitchy lignite
- pitchy coal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lignite piciforme
1, record 1, French, lignite%20piciforme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charbon piciforme 2, record 1, French, charbon%20piciforme
correct, masculine noun
- houille piciforme 3, record 1, French, houille%20piciforme
correct, feminine noun
- charbon poisseux 4, record 1, French, charbon%20poisseux
masculine noun
- pechkohle 5, record 1, French, pechkohle
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'une des meilleures classifications de détail [des lignites] est celle de Desrousseaux (1938) qui distingue : 1) lignites noirs brillants subdivisés en : - lignites bitumineux [...]; - lignites piciformes (ou jayets ou jais) [10 à 20 % d'eau, 46 à 58 % de matières volatiles]; la cassure est parallélépipédique ou conchoïdale, il n'y a pas de stratification. 2) lignites bruns mats [...]. 1, record 1, French, - lignite%20piciforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piciforme : Qui ressemble à de la poix. 6, record 1, French, - lignite%20piciforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbón piciforme
1, record 1, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20piciforme
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hulla piciforme 2, record 1, Spanish, hulla%20piciforme
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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