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GRES DUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grit
1, record 1, English, grit
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gritstone 2, record 1, English, gritstone
correct
- gritrock 2, record 1, English, gritrock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard, coarse grained, siliceous sandstone; especially one used for millstones and grindstones. 2, record 1, English, - grit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grit: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - grit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Meulage (Usinage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grès grossier
1, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20grossier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grès à granules 2, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20granules
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- grès dur 3, record 1, French, gr%C3%A8s%20dur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grès à gros grain anguleux. 4, record 1, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20grossier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On classe les grès d’après : la taille des grains (grès grossier, moyen, fin, très fin); la nature du ciment (grès à ciment calcaire [grès calcarifère], à ciment dolomitique, à ciment siliceux [grès quartzeux] [...] 5, record 1, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20grossier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grès à granules : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20grossier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- millstone grit
1, record 2, English, millstone%20grit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any hard siliceous rock suitable for use as a material for millstones; specif. the Millstone Grit of the British Carboniferous, a coarse conglomeratic sandstone. 2, record 2, English, - millstone%20grit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Meulage (Usinage)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grès meulier
1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20meulier
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grès à meules 2, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20meules
masculine noun
- gratte 3, record 2, French, gratte
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gratte [...] est un grès grossier, dur, propre à faire des meules de moulin [...] 3, record 2, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20meulier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Terra Cotta
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black basaltes
1, record 3, English, black%20basaltes
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the term black basaltes was the name given by Wedgwood to his black stoneware introduced around 1769. It was the first ornamental ware developed by Wedgwood .... Wedgwood used black basaltes for both ornamental and useful wares. 2, record 3, English, - black%20basaltes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Terres cuites
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grès basalté
1, record 3, French, gr%C3%A8s%20basalt%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- basaltes 2, record 3, French, basaltes
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wedgwood, Josiah. [...] Il reprend le basaltes, grès noir, mat et très dur pour imiter les poteries étrusques alors à la mode. 2, record 3, French, - gr%C3%A8s%20basalt%C3%A9
Record 3, Key term(s)
- grès noir sec
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-07-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- graywether
1, record 4, English, graywether
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sarsen stone 1, record 4, English, sarsen%20stone
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of numerous fragments or blocks of sandstone and conglomerate covering large tracts of Dorsetshire and Wiltshire, supposed to be remnants of decomposed Tertiary strata. 1, record 4, English, - graywether
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ladères
1, record 4, French, lad%C3%A8res
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grès ou poudingue très dur, en blocs épars dans le paysage(Eure-et-Loir, Eure). 1, record 4, French, - lad%C3%A8res
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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