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FRACTION ARGILE [7 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Tectonics
  • Petrography
DEF

Soft, uncemented pulverized clayey or claylike material, commonly a mixture of minerals in finely divided form, found along some faults or between the walls of a fault, and filling or partly filling a fault zone.

OBS

... a slippery mud that coats the fault surface or cements the fault breccia. ... It is formed by the crushing and grinding of rock material as the fault developed, as well as by subsequent decomposition and alteration caused by underground circulating solutions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Tectonique
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Le déplacement le long d’une faille broie souvent la roche et forme un amas de roches moulues ressemblant à de l'argile; cet amas, dont l'épaisseur varie d’une fraction de pouce à plusieurs pieds, est appelé salbande.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Tectónica
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca de falla sin cohesión, de grano fino o muy fino y rica en arcillas, que puede poseer una foliación tectónica y que contiene menos del 30% de fragmentos visibles.

CONT

La salbanda de falla es una roca arcillosa pulvurulenta, poco consolidada y rompible con los dedos (salvo cuando ha sido cementada por fluidos hidrotermales), que pueden presentar colores desde blanco grisáceo hasta llamativos colores (rojos, verdes, violáceos).

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Record 2 2011-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

The weight percentage of the clay component as distinguished from coarser soil particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Pourcentage représentant l’ensemble des particules argileuses du sol dont le diamètre est inférieur à 0,002 mm.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

[Il] se dépose du «sloef» épais de 2 m et formé d’alternances de sable fin et d’argile sombre, humide. [...] L'argile du sloef est caractérisée par un manque de la fraction [inférieure à] 2 µm [...] Le sloef a un pourcentage de silt deux fois plus élevé que celui de l'argile.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Washing processes use water and mechanical action to remove contaminants physically attached to particles of soil. The technology exploits the fact that contaminants tend to adhere to organic carbon and the fine soil fraction (silt and clay). Surficial contamination is often removed from the coarse fraction by abrasive scouring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les technologies de lavage des sols utilisent de l'eau et l'action mécanique pour enlever les contaminants liés physiquement aux particules des sols. Elles se basent sur le fait que les contaminants ont tendance à adhérer au carbone organique et à la fraction fine des sols(limon et argile). La contamination superficielle est souvent enlevée de la fraction grossière par un récurage abrasif.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
  • Waste Management
CONT

Washing processes use water and mechanical action to remove contaminants physically attached to particles of soil. The technology exploits the fact that contaminants tend to adhere to organic carbon and the fine soil fraction (silt and clay). Surficial contamination is often removed from the coarse fraction by abrasive scouring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les technologies de lavage des sols utilisent de l'eau et l'action mécanique pour enlever les contaminants liés physiquement aux particules des sols. Elles se basent sur le fait que les contaminants ont tendance à adhérer au carbone organique et à la fraction fine des sols(limon et argile). La contamination superficielle est souvent enlevée de la fraction grossière par un récurage abrasif.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Dictionnaire des sols, p. 255, tableau des fractions granulométriques

Spanish

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Record 7 1977-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

An obsolescent term used by ceramists (esp. in Europe) for the portion of a clay that is soluble in sulfuric acid but not soluble in hydrochloric acid.

OBS

The part of a clay (...) insoluble in hydrochloric but soluble in sulfuric acid was called kaolinton, or kaolin clay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

[Le] "kaolinton" [est la] fraction fine de l'argile granulométrique(...)

Spanish

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