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CHARBON BRILLANT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lustrous coal
1, record 1, English, lustrous%20coal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bright coal 2, record 1, English, bright%20coal
correct, obsolete
- brights 3, record 1, English, brights
trademark, noun, plural
- brilliant coal 4, record 1, English, brilliant%20coal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coal of bright lustrous appearance, consisting predominantly of vitrain and clarain. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A type of banded coal defined microscopically as consisting of more than 5% of anthraxylon and less than 20% of opaque matter ... 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
... banded coal in which translucent matter predominates. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bright coal corresponds to the microlithotypes vitrite and clarite and in part to duroclarite and vitrinerite. 5, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brights: A commercial term for the larger sizes of bright coal. 3, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Bright coal is] an old mining term for lustrous coal. 1, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare to "glance coal." 6, record 1, English, - lustrous%20coal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charbon brillant
1, record 1, French, charbon%20brillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- houille brillante 2, record 1, French, houille%20brillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément pétrographique du charbon composé de clarain et de vitrain. 3, record 1, French, - charbon%20brillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbón brillante
1, record 1, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20brillante
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Mining of Organic Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- attritus
1, record 2, English, attritus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the thin bands of dull coal interlaminated with the bright, glossy coal bands ... called anthraxylon. 2, record 2, English, - attritus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Term] introduced by R. Thiessen in 1919 ... 3, record 2, English, - attritus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attritut
1, record 2, French, attritut
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interstratification de lits minces de charbon mat et de charbon brillant, comportant, en proportions variées, des macéraux(vitrinite, exinite et inertinite). 2, record 2, French, - attritut
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’attritut entre supposément dans la composition des houilles bitumineuses. 3, record 2, French, - attritut
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bituminous coal
1, record 3, English, bituminous%20coal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- soft coal 1, record 3, English, soft%20coal
correct, United States
- ring coal 2, record 3, English, ring%20coal
obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coal that ranks between subbituminous coal and anthracite and that contains more than 14% volatile matter (on a dry, ash-free basis) ... 1, record 3, English, - bituminous%20coal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bituminous coal is the most abundant rank of coal; much is Carboniferous in age. 1, record 3, English, - bituminous%20coal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bituminous coal] is dark brown to black in colour and burns with a smoky flame. 1, record 3, English, - bituminous%20coal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- houille
1, record 3, French, houille
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- houille bitumineuse 2, record 3, French, houille%20bitumineuse
correct, feminine noun
- charbon gras 3, record 3, French, charbon%20gras
masculine noun
- charbon bitumineux 4, record 3, French, charbon%20bitumineux
masculine noun
- houille grasse 5, record 3, French, houille%20grasse
feminine noun
- houille flambante grasse 6, record 3, French, houille%20flambante%20grasse
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le charbon, proprement dit, ou houille [au sens large], noir mat ou brillant [...] avec selon les proportions de matières volatiles [...] La houille [au sens strict] en contient 5 % et on la nomme aussi, à tort, charbon bitumineux pour sa richesse en goudron(qui ne sont pas des bitumes). 7, record 3, French, - houille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les houilles grasses et flambantes grasses correspondent à l’appellation américaine «houille bitumineuse» (bituminous coal). 6, record 3, French, - houille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On distingue les anthracites (moins de 8 % de MV [matières volatiles], les houilles anthraciteuses (de 8 à 18 % de MV), les houilles à coke (de 18 à 26 % de MV), les houilles bitumineuses et les houilles grasses (de 26 à 45 % de MV), les cannel-coals (de 40 à 60 % de MV), les bogheads (de 55 à 66 % de MV). 8, record 3, French, - houille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous avons trouvé la définition suivante de charbon bitumineux dans Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (source LAROG, vol. 2, p. 1274) : «Charbon gras souvent cokéfiable donnant un pourcentage important de goudron à la distillation.» Toutefois, à la lumière de l’observation faite dans le Dictionnaire de géologie, par Alain Foucault et J.-F Raoult (source FOUGE) et reproduite dans le premier contexte cité ci-dessus, nous gardons des réserves à l’égard de ce terme. 9, record 3, French, - houille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hulla grasa
1, record 3, Spanish, hulla%20grasa
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- hulla 2, record 3, Spanish, hulla
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] hullas grasas (hasta 40% de materias volátiles), que sirven para elaborar coque y para fabricar gas de alumbrado. 1, record 3, Spanish, - hulla%20grasa
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anthracite
1, record 4, English, anthracite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hard coal 2, record 4, English, hard%20coal
correct, United States
- stone coal 3, record 4, English, stone%20coal
correct
- kilkenny coal 3, record 4, English, kilkenny%20coal
correct
- black coal 4, record 4, English, black%20coal
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of coal, relatively hard, jet black, with a metallic lustre, sub-conchoidal fracture, unbanded, with less than 10% volatiles and more than 90% carbon. 5, record 4, English, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Anthracite] burns with intense heat and a non-luminous flame. 5, record 4, English, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the United States hard coal is anthracite coal. In Great Britain hard coal is bituminous and anthracite coal, or those coals above lignite. 6, record 4, English, - anthracite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- anthracite
1, record 4, French, anthracite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Charbon naturel de très faible teneur en matières volatiles (moins de 6 à 8 %), qui brûle avec une courte flamme bleue, sans fumée et dégage beaucoup de chaleur. 2, record 4, French, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’anthracite a un aspect brillant, un éclat vif, une cassure conchoïdale et coupante, une densité de 1,6 [...] et une dureté plus forte qui l’empêche de s’effriter entre les doigts en laissant une trace (houille sèche). Il contient plus de 90 % de carbone [...] 2, record 4, French, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Selon leur teneur en carbone, on distingue les charbons gras (80 % de carbone), les charbons maigres (90 % de carbone), les anthracites (95 % de carbone). [...] Les charbons contenant peu de carbone renferment beaucoup de matières volatiles (MV). On distingue les anthracites (moins de 8 % de MV), les houilles anthraciteuses (de 8 à 18 % de MV) [...], les bogheads (de 55 à 66 % de MV). 3, record 4, French, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Plus le charbon est soumis, dans la nature, à de fortes pressions et températures [...] et plus la teneur en matières volatiles diminue. À une profondeur de 2 000 à 2 500 m, on a de la houille, et vers 5 500 à 6 000, de l’anthracite. 4, record 4, French, - anthracite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
L'anthracite est un charbon maigre. Il est surtout fait de clarain et, par suite, est très brillant et ne tache pas les doigts, ou très peu. 5, record 4, French, - anthracite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- antracita
1, record 4, Spanish, antracita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- carbón antracitoso 2, record 4, Spanish, carb%C3%B3n%20antracitoso
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El más antiguo, denso y rico en calorías de los carbones de piedra o carbones minerales; contiene 90% de carbono. Presenta el aspecto de un vidrio negro : caras cóncavas o convexas muy brillantes, aristas cortantes, no mancha los dedos. 3, record 4, Spanish, - antracita
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-06-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- soft coal
1, record 5, English, soft%20coal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Outside the U.S., the term is sometimes used for brown coal and/or lignite, or for any coal with a calorific value of 5 700 kcal/kg (10,260 BTU/lb) or less on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. 1, record 5, English, - soft%20coal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As opposed to "hard coal." 2, record 5, English, - soft%20coal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- houille tendre
1, record 5, French, houille%20tendre
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- charbon tendre et brillant 1, record 5, French, charbon%20tendre%20et%20brillant
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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