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PISOLITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pisolith
1, record 1, English, pisolith
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An accretionary body in a sedimentary rock, resembling a pea in size and shape, and constituting one of the grains that make up a pisolite. 2, record 1, English, - pisolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In chemically formed sediments, small pinhead-sized, rounded concretions of precipitated material sometimes occur. These are called ooliths, or pisoliths if their size is larger (about the size of a pea). 3, record 1, English, - pisolith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A pisolith is larger and less regular in form than an oölith, although it has the same concentric and radial internal structure. 2, record 1, English, - pisolith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pisolite
1, record 1, French, pisolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pisolithe 2, record 1, French, pisolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concrétion calcaire ovoïde à structure concentrique, de taille supérieure à 2 mm (grosse oolithe) et d'origine chimique. 3, record 1, French, - pisolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les oolites sont des sphères inférieures à 2 mm de diamètre; au-delà, ce sont des pisolites. 4, record 1, French, - pisolite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un caractère très commun [des bauxites] est la structure pisolithique, dans laquelle les pisolithes montrent très souvent des zones concentriques plus ou moins ferrugineuses, plus ou moins rouges. 5, record 1, French, - pisolite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pisolito
1, record 1, Spanish, pisolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pisolita 1, record 1, Spanish, pisolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concreción de forma y dimensiones parecidas a las de un guisante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pisolito
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