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EPONTE FILON [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 1, English, wall
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roadway wall 2, record 1, English, roadway%20wall
correct
- drift wall 3, record 1, English, drift%20wall
correct
- roadway side 4, record 1, English, roadway%20side
correct
- drift side 5, record 1, English, drift%20side
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The side of a level or drift. 6, record 1, English, - wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parement
1, record 1, French, parement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paroi 2, record 1, French, paroi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] chacun des deux côtés [d’une] galerie. 3, record 1, French, - parement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme des galeries est en général celle d’un trapèze à coins arrondis. La partie supérieure est appelée le plafond, la partie inférieure la sole, les côtés latéraux les parements. 4, record 1, French, - parement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «éponte» qui s’applique plutôt au terrain stérile qui borde une couche ou un filon et qui le délimite. 5, record 1, French, - parement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- base and cap rock
1, record 2, English, base%20and%20cap%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- formations above and below 2, record 2, English, formations%20above%20and%20below
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main advantage of steam injection over other enhanced oil recovery methods is that steam can be applied to a wide variety of reservoirs. Two limiting factors are: depth ... and reservoir thickness [which] is determined by the rate of heat loss to base and cap rock. 1, record 2, English, - base%20and%20cap%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Heat losses to the formations above and below the oil-bearing formation are appreciable when the sands are thin. 2, record 2, English, - base%20and%20cap%20rock
Record 2, Key term(s)
- formation above
- formation below
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formations encaissantes
1, record 2, French, formations%20encaissantes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- épontes 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9pontes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
éponte : Chacune des surfaces limitant un filon et bordure de la roche encaissante au contact. 3, record 2, French, - formations%20encaissantes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les pertes thermiques jouent un grand rôle dans les possibilités d’utilisation des méthodes de récupération par injection de fluides chauds. [...] La perte thermique dans les épontes [...] abaisse localement la température [...] 2, record 2, French, - formations%20encaissantes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lors de la combustion à co-courant, la chaleur emmagasinée dans la matrice, qui n’est pas utilisée pour préchauffer l’air injecté, est perdue vers les formations encaissantes. 2, record 2, French, - formations%20encaissantes
Record 2, Key term(s)
- formation encaissante
- éponte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
- Various Metal Ores
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 3, English, wall
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- vein wall 2, record 3, English, vein%20wall
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hanging wall or footwall of a vein; the side or surface defining where the ore ceases and country rock begins ... 3, record 3, English, - wall
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The boundaries of vein orebodies may be the vein walls or they can be assay boundaries within the veins. 4, record 3, English, - wall
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éponte
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponte
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- éponte de filon 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponte%20de%20filon
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terrain stérile qui borde une couche ou un filon et qui le délimite. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’éponte qui est au-dessus d’une couche est appelée toit; celle qui est au-dessous, mur. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «parement» et «paroi» qui, dans une galerie de mine, s’appliquent à chacun des deux côtés de cette galerie. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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