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GRAINS DISSEMINES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- firestone
1, record 1, English, firestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flint 2, record 1, English, flint
correct
- silex 3, record 1, English, silex
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, very hard, somewhat impure variety of chalcedony, usually black or of various shades of gray, breaking with a conchoidal fracture, and striking fire with steel. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: A term that has been considered as a mineral name ... 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silex: The French term for flint. 1, record 1, English, - firestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 1, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de quartz du type calcédoine, constituant des accidents dans des couches calcaires, formée de silice d’origine biochimique, précipitant dès le début de la diagenèse dans le sédiment encore meuble. 2, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les silex sont parfois en lits continus, mais plus souvent en rognons disséminés ou groupés en niveaux parallèles à la stratification [...] Le silex est une roche dure, à grain très fin(calcédoine et quartz cryptocristallins, sans grains détritiques), jaune clair, brune à noire, à cassure lisse et conchoïdale, à éclat luisant; les éclats de silex sont à bords aigus et translucides. 3, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les silex constituent de bons agrégats pour les bétons. La pierre meulière est un silex caverneux en éléments atteignant de grandes dimensions. 4, record 1, French, - silex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On s’est servi du silex comme pierre à fusil et comme pierre à briquet, car, utilisé en frappant du fer ou de l’acier, il arrache des particules de métal dont la température est assez élevée pour allumer de la poudre ou de l’amadou. 5, record 1, French, - silex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedernal
1, record 1, Spanish, pedernal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- piedra de chispa 2, record 1, Spanish, piedra%20de%20chispa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de cuarzo compuesta por sílice con pequeñas cantidades de agua y alúmina. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produce chispas al ser golpeado con el eslabón. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pedernal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- granite porphyry
1, record 2, English, granite%20porphyry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock consisting of a fine-grained, holocrystalline base through which the ordinary constituents of granite are scattered in more or less regular crystalline forms. 1, record 2, English, - granite%20porphyry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porphyre granitique
1, record 2, French, porphyre%20granitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche à grains serrés, composée d’éléments du granite, dans lesquels sont disséminés de gros cristaux de quartz et de feldspath. 2, record 2, French, - porphyre%20granitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C’est un granite qui a refroidi dans des conditions filoniennes loin du magma originel, il a donc acquis une structure porphyrique. À ne pas confondre avec les porphyres quartzifères qui sont d’anciennes laves acides. On trouve des porphyres granitiques en Sardaigne et dans l’île d’Elbe. 3, record 2, French, - porphyre%20granitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Mineralogy
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sporadic grains
1, record 3, English, sporadic%20grains
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parts of these rocks are tinted yellow. This is a result of weathering of sporadic grains of reactive sulphide minerals such as pyrite. 2, record 3, English, - sporadic%20grains
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sporadic grains of a mineral in another ore. 3, record 3, English, - sporadic%20grains
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sporadic grains: term rarely used in the singular (sporadic grain). 4, record 3, English, - sporadic%20grains
Record 3, Key term(s)
- sporadic grain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minéralogie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grains disséminés
1, record 3, French, grains%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9s
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grains disséminés : terme rarement utilisé au singulier(grain disséminé). 1, record 3, French, - grains%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9s
Record 3, Key term(s)
- grain disséminé
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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