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CALCITE PLAQUETTES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lamellar calcite
1, record 1, English, lamellar%20calcite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- platy calcite 1, record 1, English, platy%20calcite
correct
- angel wing calcite 2, record 1, English, angel%20wing%20calcite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "angel wing" calcite, indicative of boiling and/or effervescence of CO2 ... 3, record 1, English, - lamellar%20calcite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcite lamellaire
1, record 1, French, calcite%20lamellaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calcite en plaquettes 1, record 1, French, calcite%20en%20plaquettes
correct, feminine noun
- calcite à macles en ailes de papillon 1, record 1, French, calcite%20%C3%A0%20macles%20en%20ailes%20de%20papillon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calcite. [...] Ses cristaux, parfois métriques, sont très riches de formes [...] Plusieurs macles sont connues en «aile de papillon», «en cœur». 2, record 1, French, - calcite%20lamellaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- calcite à macles en aile de papillon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pentalith
1, record 2, English, pentalith
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coccolith of five identical single calcite crystals. 1, record 2, English, - pentalith
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pentalithe
1, record 2, French, pentalithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Certains coccolithophoridés ont une] coque formée de «pentalithes» : éléments constitués de cinq pièces ou plaquettes, correspondant chacune à un cristal de calcite et orientées à 72° l'une de l'autre. 1, record 2, French, - pentalithe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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