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CALCAIRE SACCHAROIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crystalline limestone
1, record 1, English, crystalline%20limestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marble formed by the recrystallization of sedimentary limestone strata. 2, record 1, English, - crystalline%20limestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As the result of recrystallization, the calcite grains composing the limestone increased in size and the enlarged calcite crystals became mutually interlocking. 2, record 1, English, - crystalline%20limestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcaire cristallin
1, record 1, French, calcaire%20cristallin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui résulte de la cristallisation de la calcite dans le calcaire sédimentaire. 2, record 1, French, - calcaire%20cristallin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme général désignant les roches calcaires à cristaux de calcite visibles à la loupe ou à l'œil nu, et ayant souvent une cassure translucide à grain saccharoïde. Il s’agit souvent de calcaire métamorphisé. 3, record 1, French, - calcaire%20cristallin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- saccharoidal limestone
1, record 2, English, saccharoidal%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An equigranular limestone which looks like granulated sugar. 2, record 2, English, - saccharoidal%20limestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcaire saccharoïde
1, record 2, French, calcaire%20saccharo%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calcaire isogranulaire ayant l’aspect de sucre cristallisé. 1, record 2, French, - calcaire%20saccharo%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- caliza sacaroidea
1, record 2, Spanish, caliza%20sacaroidea
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caliza granulosa, fácilmente erosionable, afectada por metamorfismo térmico. 2, record 2, Spanish, - caliza%20sacaroidea
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