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GRES CRISTALLISE FONTAINEBLEAU [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fontainebleau sandstone
1, record 1, English, Fontainebleau%20sandstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grès de Fontainebleau
1, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20de%20Fontainebleau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grès cristallisé de Fontainebleau 2, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20cristallis%C3%A9%20de%20Fontainebleau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arenisca de Fontainebleau
1, record 1, Spanish, arenisca%20de%20Fontainebleau
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de roca sedimentaria soldada por diagénesis y por ello muy resistente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arenisca%20de%20Fontainebleau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La soldadura de las arenas por diagénesis da lugar a areniscas resistentes (arenisca de Fontainebleau). Este tipo de arena abunda en los niveles de la era primaria (arenisca roja). 1, record 1, Spanish, - arenisca%20de%20Fontainebleau
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Iceland spar
1, record 2, English, Iceland%20spar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Iceland crystal 1, record 2, English, Iceland%20crystal
correct
- double-refracting spar 1, record 2, English, double%2Drefracting%20spar
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very pure and transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland, that cleaves easily and perfectly into rhombohedrons and that exhibits strong double refraction; an optical calcite. It occurs in vugs and cavities in volcanic rocks and as nodules in residual clays in limestone regions. 2, record 2, English, - Iceland%20spar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spath d’Islande
1, record 2, French, spath%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spath calcaire 2, record 2, French, spath%20calcaire
correct, masculine noun
- calcaire d’Islande 3, record 2, French, calcaire%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de calcite pouvant être utilisée en optique en raison de ses qualités de réfraction. 4, record 2, French, - spath%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La calcite] est un minéral universellement répandu. Il se présente en diverses variétés : le «spath d’Islande», en beaux cristaux dans des géodes ou des filons; le «spath satiné» [...]; les «stalagmites, stalactites» et «pisolites» [...]; le «grès cristallisé de Fontainebleau» [...]; l'«onyx calcaire» [...] 5, record 2, French, - spath%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espato de Islandia
1, record 2, Spanish, espato%20de%20Islandia
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- espato doble 1, record 2, Spanish, espato%20doble
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Espato] de caliza [...] muy transparente y fuertemente birrefringente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - espato%20de%20Islandia
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