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CALCAIRE SPATHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Speleology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sparite
1, record 1, English, sparite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sparry calcite 2, record 1, English, sparry%20calcite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limestone in which sparite cement is more abundant than the micrite matrix. 1, record 1, English, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stalactites from modern and old caves ... contain laminae and bulbous masses of micrite intercalated with sparry calcite. 3, record 1, English, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sparite cement consists of crystalline, clean, relatively coarse-grained (usually greater than 10 microns) calcite (or aragonite) that either accumulated during deposition or was introduced later as a cement. 1, record 1, English, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sparry calcite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - sparite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Spéléologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sparite
1, record 1, French, sparite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calcite sparitique 2, record 1, French, calcite%20sparitique
correct, feminine noun
- calcite spathique 3, record 1, French, calcite%20spathique
correct, feminine noun
- spath de calcite 4, record 1, French, spath%20de%20calcite
masculine noun
- calcaire spathique 5, record 1, French, calcaire%20spathique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calcite [formée de] cristaux de plus de 10 [microns] formant la matrice des calcaires cristallins. 6, record 1, French, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une calcite de grande taille (sparite) pourra cristalliser dans les vides laissés libres. 7, record 1, French, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les stalactites, dans les cavernes actuelles et anciennes [...] contiennent des lamines et des masses bulbeuses de micrite intercalées avec la calcite sparitique. 8, record 1, French, - sparite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcite sparitique; calcite spathique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 1, French, - sparite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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