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STRUCTURE CONCRETIONNEE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cone-in-cone structure
1, record 1, English, cone%2Din%2Dcone%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cone-in-cone 1, record 1, English, cone%2Din%2Dcone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minor sedimentary structure in thin, generally calcareous layers of some shales and in the outer parts of some large concretions, resembling a set of concentric, right circular cones fitting one into another in inverted positions (base upward, apex downward) and commonly separated by clay films, and consisting usually of fibrous calcite and rarely of siderite or gypsum. 1, record 1, English, - cone%2Din%2Dcone%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure à cônes emboîtés
1, record 1, French, structure%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4nes%20embo%C3%AEt%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure en cônes imbriqués 2, record 1, French, structure%20en%20c%C3%B4nes%20imbriqu%C3%A9s
feminine noun
- structure de cone-in-cone 3, record 1, French, structure%20de%20cone%2Din%2Dcone
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure concrétionnée existant dans certaines formations schisteuses et caractérisée par une suite de cônes imbriqués les uns dans les autres. 4, record 1, French, - structure%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4nes%20embo%C3%AEt%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cours de la phase de tassement, le nodule a subi des déformations qui sont à l’origine des structures d’éclatement et de cone-in-cone si caractéristiques. 3, record 1, French, - structure%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4nes%20embo%C3%AEt%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fibrous texture
1, record 2, English, fibrous%20texture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fibrous structure 2, record 2, English, fibrous%20structure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In mineral deposits, a pattern of finely acicular, rodlike crystals, e.g. in chrysotile and amphibole asbestos. 3, record 2, English, - fibrous%20texture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... if the crystals in a mineral aggregate are greatly elongated and have a relatively small cross-section, the structure or texture is fibrous. 2, record 2, English, - fibrous%20texture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- structure fibreuse
1, record 2, French, structure%20fibreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- texture fibreuse 2, record 2, French, texture%20fibreuse
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] texture que montrent les agrégats cristallins dont les cristallites individuelles se trouvent disposées de telle manière que chacune d’entre elles possède un axe des fibres orienté dans la même direction. 2, record 2, French, - structure%20fibreuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minerais de manganèse [...] sont assez répandus [...] Les plus importants sont [...] les oxydes, parmi lesquels les psilomélanes [...] Leur structure est [...] tantôt amorphe, pulvérulente et terreuse [...], tantôt fibreuse et concrétionnée. 3, record 2, French, - structure%20fibreuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Bauxite Mining
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alunite
1, record 3, English, alunite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- alumite 2, record 3, English, alumite
correct
- alumstone 3, record 3, English, alumstone
correct
- alum rock 2, record 3, English, alum%20rock
correct
- alum-rock 4, record 3, English, alum%2Drock
- aluminilite 5, record 3, English, aluminilite
correct, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally occurring aluminum sulfate. 6, record 3, English, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Named by Beudant in 1824 after aluminilite of Delamétherie (1797). 7, record 3, English, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aluminilite: An old name for alunite. 5, record 3, English, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH) 8, record 3, English, - alunite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Mines de bauxite
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- alunite
1, record 3, French, alunite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- aluminilite 2, record 3, French, aluminilite
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfate d’aluminium naturel [...], d’où l’on tire en grande partie l’alun propre au commerce. 3, record 3, French, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les bauxites de karst, on rencontre parfois des minéraux alumineux de la famille des aluns [...] : le minéral «alunite» [...] est le plus fréquent. Comme la formule l’indique, le minéral peut contenir aussi bien du potassium que du sodium, en proportions respectives variables. 4, record 3, French, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa couleur est blanche, grise ou rougeâtre, sa structure concrétionnée. 3, record 3, French, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étymologie : contraction d’aluminilite, première appellation de ce minéral. 2, record 3, French, - alunite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : KAl3(SO4)2(OH) 5, record 3, French, - alunite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Minas de bauxita
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- alunita
1, record 3, Spanish, alunita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producto de la descomposición de las rocas traquíticas consistente en sulfato de aluminio. 1, record 3, Spanish, - alunita
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: K2SO[subídince 4]3Al2SO46H2O 1, record 3, Spanish, - alunita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-02-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geophysics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- accretion
1, record 4, English, accretion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Increase in the size of an inorganic body by addition of particles to its surface. 2, record 4, English, - accretion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géophysique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- accrétion
1, record 4, French, accr%C3%A9tion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Augmentation du volume d’un corps par adjonction de matière extérieure. 2, record 4, French, - accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines pépites [...] présentent une structure concrétionnée, zonée, avec variation de la teneur en Ag [argent] suivant les zones [...]; elles se seraient donc développées par «accrétion». [...] cette structure [...] serait fréquente dans les filons hydrothermaux. 3, record 4, French, - accr%C3%A9tion
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les acides organiques contribuent [...] à stabiliser l’or colloïdal en le recouvrant d’une couche protectrice qui empêche son accrétion [...] Une première [théorie sur l’origine des pépites] suggère que les pépites ont une origine chimique et sont formées par accrétion. 4, record 4, French, - accr%C3%A9tion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
- Geofísica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- acreción
1, record 4, Spanish, acreci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] efecto de crecer un cuerpo [...] por adición de las materias que entran en contacto con él. 1, record 4, Spanish, - acreci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-11-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- alluvial nugget
1, record 5, English, alluvial%20nugget
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pépite alluvionnaire
1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9pite%20alluvionnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pépite d'alluvions 1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9pite%20d%27alluvions
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines pépites [...] présentent une structure concrétionnée, zonée [...]; elle se seraient donc développées par "accrétion". [...] Certains estiment qu'il est difficile d’expliquer autrement que par des nourrissages chimiques la formation de pépites alluvionnaires de 20, 40 kilogrammes et plus; le "Welcome Stranger" de Ballarat(Victoria) pesait 64 kilogrammes; c'est probablement le record parmi les pépites d’alluvions. 1, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9pite%20alluvionnaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-07-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- concretionary texture
1, record 6, English, concretionary%20texture
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- concretionary structure 2, record 6, English, concretionary%20structure
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Texturally karst bauxites are quite variable. The West Indian examples are gibbsitic ores with a structureless earthy, sparsely concretionary texture. 3, record 6, English, - concretionary%20texture
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- structure concrétionnée
1, record 6, French, structure%20concr%C3%A9tionn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) des minéraux intermédiaires [qui ne sont ni amorphes ni parfaitement cristallins] présentant une structure(...) que l'on peut qualifier de :-lamellaire(ex. : mica) ;-fibreuse(ex. : amiante) ;-concrétionnée(ex. : pisolithe, oolithe) ;(...) 2, record 6, French, - structure%20concr%C3%A9tionn%C3%A9e
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les minerais de manganèse(...). Leur structure est très variable, tantôt amorphe, pulvérulente et terreuse(...), tantôt fibreuse ou concrétionnée. 3, record 6, French, - structure%20concr%C3%A9tionn%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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