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LAIT LUNE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moonmilk
1, record 1, English, moonmilk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white, cryptocrystalline substance found in caves, usually composed of carbonate minerals (calcite, aragonite, hydromagnesite, huntite, and others) and, when wet, having a texture like cream cheese, or when dry, like a very fine powder. 1, record 1, English, - moonmilk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lait de lune
1, record 1, French, lait%20de%20lune
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mond-milch 2, record 1, French, mond%2Dmilch
correct, masculine noun
- Mondmilch 3, record 1, French, Mondmilch
correct, masculine noun
- mondmilch 4, record 1, French, mondmilch
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mond-milch se présente comme un enduit blanchâtre, mou s’il est imprégné d’eau, pulvérulent à sec. Sa composition chimique aussi bien que sa genèse sont très variées. Certains mond-milchs de calcite, sur les parois noyées des lacs, correspondent à une précipitation à partir d’eaux saturées en bicarbonate. 5, record 1, French, - lait%20de%20lune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mountain milk
1, record 2, English, mountain%20milk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very soft, spongy variety of calcite. 1, record 2, English, - mountain%20milk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lait de montagne
1, record 2, French, lait%20de%20montagne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété terreuse de carbonate de calcium. 2, record 2, French, - lait%20de%20montagne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On trouve quelquefois en revêtement de parois ou de concrétions des masses blanchâtres, onctueuses et plastiques ou pulvérulentes et grenues; il s’agit du Mondmilch(lait de lune) ou Montmilch(lait de montagne), substance chimiquement complexe et variée. 3, record 2, French, - lait%20de%20montagne
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Montmilch
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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