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TONSTEIN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pseudomorphous tonstein
1, record 1, English, pseudomorphous%20tonstein
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type [of] tonstein characterized by numerous pseudomorphs of kaolinite-feldspar or kaolinite-mica within a kaolinite groundmass. 2, record 1, English, - pseudomorphous%20tonstein
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tonstein à pseudomorphose
1, record 1, French, tonstein%20%C3%A0%20pseudomorphose
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tonstein pseudomorphe 2, record 1, French, tonstein%20pseudomorphe
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tonstein de masse fondamentalement kaolinitique, comportant de grandes quantités de pseudomorphoses de kaolinite-mica ou de kaolinite-feldspath. 1, record 1, French, - tonstein%20%C3%A0%20pseudomorphose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Classification of Coal
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crystalline tonstein
1, record 2, English, crystalline%20tonstein
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A rock which] contains vermicular, prismatic or tabular kaolinite crystals, may be either light or dark in colour according to the proportion of contained carbonaceous matter. 2, record 2, English, - crystalline%20tonstein
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Classification des charbons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tonstein cristallin
1, record 2, French, tonstein%20cristallin
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cristal de kaolinite columnaire, vermiculaire et tabulaire, plus clair ou plus foncé selon qu’il contient plus ou moins de matières humiques. 1, record 2, French, - tonstein%20cristallin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tonstein : Roche sédimentaire argileuse. 2, record 2, French, - tonstein%20cristallin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dense non-crystalline tonstein 1, record 3, English, dense%20non%2Dcrystalline%20tonstein
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dense noncrystalline tonstein 2, record 3, English, dense%20noncrystalline%20tonstein
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type [of] tonstein consists almost entirely of fine-grained kaolin groundmass, showing weak aggregate polarization, containing here and there isolated corroded crystals of kaolinite. Such bands are commonly more than 100 millimeters thick and light in color. 2, record 3, English, - dense%20non%2Dcrystalline%20tonstein
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tonstein dense, pauvre en cristaux
1, record 3, French, tonstein%20dense%2C%20pauvre%20en%20cristaux
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tonstein constitué presque entièrement d’une masse fondamentale de kaolinite à grains fins dont les agrégats, rarement enrobés de cristaux de kaolinite, donnent une polarisation faible. De teinte claire, ils ont habituellement plusieurs décimètres d’épaisseur. 1, record 3, French, - tonstein%20dense%2C%20pauvre%20en%20cristaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- coal measures
1, record 4, English, coal%20measures
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- carboniferous formation 2, record 4, English, carboniferous%20formation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A succession of sedimentary rocks (or measures) ranging in thickness from a meter or so to a few thousand meters and consisting of claystones, shales, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, and limestones, with interstratified beds of coal. 3, record 4, English, - coal%20measures
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... continental sedimentary rocks that include coal measures are capped by a 3.5 km thickness of traps and tuff of the Permo-Triassic Siberian Flood Basalt Province, one of the largest in the world. 4, record 4, English, - coal%20measures
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coal measures: term rarely used in the singular (coal measure). 5, record 4, English, - coal%20measures
Record 4, Key term(s)
- coal measure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
- Géologie économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- série houillère
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9rie%20houill%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- couches houillères 2, record 4, French, couches%20houill%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun, plural
- formation houillère 3, record 4, French, formation%20houill%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- terrain houiller 3, record 4, French, terrain%20houiller
correct, masculine noun
- formation carbonifère 4, record 4, French, formation%20carbonif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme pour les grandes séries rouges détritiques, les études pétrographiques et, en particulier, les études sur les argiles sont très importantes dans la reconstitution des conditions de la sédimentation houillère et des climats houillers. On distinguera l'étude des séries houillères et celle de ces lits singuliers qu'on nomme les «tonstein». 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20houill%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] des roches sédimentaires continentales du Carbonifère contenant des couches houillères que protège de l’érosion une succession de trapps et de tufs de 3.5 km d’épaisseur appartenant à la Province sibérienne de basaltes de plateau du Permien-Trias, l’une des plus vastes provinces dans le monde. 2, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20houill%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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