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EPIGENISER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- damourite
1, record 1, English, damourite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- talcite 1, record 1, English, talcite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of muscovite, which gives off water more readily and that has less elastic folia and a more pearly or silky luster. It is unctuous or talclike to the touch. 1, record 1, English, - damourite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- damourite
1, record 1, French, damourite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de muscovite en masses compactes ou finement grenues. 2, record 1, French, - damourite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"La damourite"(muscovite hydratée) se présente en paillettes microscopiques qui envahissent les points faibles des cristaux(plans de macle et de clivage) et finissent par les épigéniser complètement. 3, record 1, French, - damourite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- damourita
1, record 1, Spanish, damourita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be epigenized
1, record 2, English, be%20epigenized
proposal, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- become epigenized 1, record 2, English, become%20epigenized
proposal, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- s’épigéniser
1, record 2, French, s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- subir une épigénie 2, record 2, French, subir%20une%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9nie
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’épigénisation ou authigénisation est l’apparition d’un nouveau minéral ou la recristallisation sans changement de composition d’un minéral préexistant, postérieurement au dépôt. Ainsi, l’aragonite, instable, s’épigénise en calcite avec augmentation de volume de 8,25%. [...] L’aragonite ne s’épigénise que très lentement en calcite à la température ordinaire [...] 3, record 2, French, - s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Certains tests de fossiles primitivement moulés en aragonite peuvent subir une épigénie totale [...] 2, record 2, French, - s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- epigenize
1, record 3, English, epigenize
proposal, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épigéniser
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformer par épigénie. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous l'action des eaux acides le départ des bases et de la silice amène la transformation des feldspaths potassiques en damourite [...] Elle se présente en paillettes microscopiques qui envahissent les points faibles des cristaux(plans de macle et de clivage) et finissent par les épigéniser complètement. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'étain de bois pourrait [...] épigéniser des ossements de Mammifères, dans des alluvions récentes de Cornouailles [...] 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9niser
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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