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SEL MINE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mine
1, record 1, English, mine
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place where minerals are extracted from the earth. 2, record 1, English, - mine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Two main varieties are underground mines and open-pit mines. 2, record 1, English, - mine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mine
1, record 1, French, mine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une mine est un endroit où l'on extrait un minerai(charbon, sel, uranium, etc.) [...] 2, record 1, French, - mine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- salt mummy
1, record 2, English, salt%20mummy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- salt cured mummy 2, record 2, English, salt%20cured%20mummy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mechanical exploration activities at the Chehrabad Saltmine, Province Zanjan, Iran ... offered sudden insight in prehistoric saltmining, when well preserved remains of five salt mummies, victims of a catastrophal mining accident, with clothes, tools and other equipment had been discovered in the years 1994, 2004 and 2005. 3, record 2, English, - salt%20mummy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- momie de sel
1, record 2, French, momie%20de%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe dans le monde peu de corps qui ont pu «bénéficier» d’une momification par le sel : les conditions à réunir sont extrêmement rares [...] Le site de Chehrabad en Iran a livré plusieurs momies de sel depuis 1993. Six corps ont été extraits d’une ancienne mine de sel, ils sont datés entre 2700 ans BP [avant le présent] pour le plus ancien et 2100 BP pour le plus «jeune». Les mineurs qui grattaient le sel ont dû être ensevelis lors des fréquents éboulements dus à des séismes. 1, record 2, French, - momie%20de%20sel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- saltman
1, record 3, English, saltman
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- salt man 2, record 3, English, salt%20man
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While bulldozing salt from the Chehrabad Salt Mine, Iranian miners recently uncovered the sixth "salt man" to be found in the last fifteen years. These "salt men" are in fact ancient corpses killed or crushed in the cave and mummified by the extreme conditions. Hair, flesh and bone are all preserved by the dry salinity of the cave, and even internal organs such as stomachs and colons have been found intact. 2, record 3, English, - saltman
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- homme de sel
1, record 3, French, homme%20de%20sel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On connaît sous le nom d’hommes de sel un ensemble de six corps humains datant de l'Antiquité tardive et préservés par momification naturelle dans la mine de sel de Chehrâbâd [...](Iran). Il s’agit de quatre hommes adultes, un adolescent et une femme. Le premier de ces hommes de sel a été découvert en 1993. [...] Les études archéologiques incluant une datation au carbone 14 de différents échantillons d’ossements et de textiles ont permis d’évaluer l'âge de l'homme de sel à 1700 ans. 2, record 3, French, - homme%20de%20sel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-02-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- natural salt mummification
1, record 4, English, natural%20salt%20mummification
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- salt mummification 2, record 4, English, salt%20mummification
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
High-salt burial environments can lead to exceptional organic preservation in climates and geographical regions that otherwise rarely produce mummified remains. ... natural salt mummification yields exceptional preservation of human tissues at the macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular level. 3, record 4, English, - natural%20salt%20mummification
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mummified human tissues are of great interest in forensics and biomolecular archaeology. The aim of this study was to analyse post-mortem DNA alterations in soft tissues in order to improve our knowledge of the patterns of DNA degradation that occur during salt mummification. 2, record 4, English, - natural%20salt%20mummification
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- momification naturelle par le sel
1, record 4, French, momification%20naturelle%20par%20le%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- momification par le sel 2, record 4, French, momification%20par%20le%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On retrouve aussi un autre cas de momification naturelle par le sel cette fois-ci en Iran. Il s’agit d’hommes ayant été recouverts par un éboulement dans une mine de sel. Leurs corps, leurs vêtements et leurs cheveux ont été parfaitement conservés [...] 1, record 4, French, - momification%20naturelle%20par%20le%20sel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe dans le monde peu de corps qui ont pu «bénéficier» d’une momification par le sel : les conditions à réunir sont extrêmement rares [...] les micro-organismes sont stoppés dans leurs activités de destruction, les matières inorganiques, comme les vêtements, sont conservées et gardent leurs couleurs d’origine. 2, record 4, French, - momification%20naturelle%20par%20le%20sel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Mine Passages
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disposal in abandoned mines
1, record 5, English, disposal%20in%20abandoned%20mines
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- storage in abandoned mines 1, record 5, English, storage%20in%20abandoned%20mines
proposal
- waste disposal in abandoned mines 1, record 5, English, waste%20disposal%20in%20abandoned%20mines
proposal
- waste storage in abandoned mines 1, record 5, English, waste%20storage%20in%20abandoned%20mines
proposal
- emplacement of wastes in abandoned mines 2, record 5, English, emplacement%20of%20wastes%20in%20abandoned%20mines
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some consideration has been given to the use of abandoned mines for LLW disposal. Mines are intuitively attractive for disposal because they represent an existing excavated site with mining support structure already in place. 3, record 5, English, - disposal%20in%20abandoned%20mines
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Galeries et soles (Mines)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- stockage des déchets dans des mines désaffectées
1, record 5, French, stockage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20dans%20des%20mines%20d%C3%A9saffect%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- stockage des déchets dans des mines abandonnées 2, record 5, French, stockage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20dans%20des%20mines%20abandonn%C3%A9es
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le projet allemand de démonstration du stockage de déchets de haute activité, simulés par des blocs de verre dopés en Cs-137 et/ou Sr-90, dans deux galeries de la mine de sel de Asse [...]. 3, record 5, French, - stockage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20dans%20des%20mines%20d%C3%A9saffect%C3%A9es
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Stockage en subsurface. Certains pays ont envisagé, pour les stockages des déchets de catégorie A, l’utilisation de mines désaffectées. D’autres se préparent à enfouir leurs déchets de faible et moyenne activité dans des galeries souterraines à faible profondeur spécialement conçues à cet effet. 4, record 5, French, - stockage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20dans%20des%20mines%20d%C3%A9saffect%C3%A9es
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les cylindres de «verre» [...] obtenus [par vitrification] peuvent être stockés, sous contrôle, dans des locaux adéquats voire dans des mines de sel désaffectées, et de façon sûre par suite de l’insolubilité de ce matériau. 5, record 5, French, - stockage%20des%20d%C3%A9chets%20dans%20des%20mines%20d%C3%A9saffect%C3%A9es
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Galerías (Minas)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- almacenamiento de desechos en minas abandonadas
1, record 5, Spanish, almacenamiento%20de%20desechos%20en%20minas%20abandonadas
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- almacenamiento de residuos en minas abandonadas 2, record 5, Spanish, almacenamiento%20de%20residuos%20en%20minas%20abandonadas
masculine noun
- emplazamiento de desechos en minas abandonadas 3, record 5, Spanish, emplazamiento%20de%20desechos%20en%20minas%20abandonadas
correct, masculine noun
- almacenamiento en minas abandonadas 2, record 5, Spanish, almacenamiento%20en%20minas%20abandonadas
correct, masculine noun
- emplazamiento en minas abandonadas 3, record 5, Spanish, emplazamiento%20en%20minas%20abandonadas
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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