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PEDOGENETIQUE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gleyization
1, record 1, English, gleyization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gleysation 2, record 1, English, gleysation
correct
- gleization 3, record 1, English, gleization
correct
- gleying 4, record 1, English, gleying
correct
- gleying process 5, record 1, English, gleying%20process
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soil-forming process, operating under poor drainage conditions, which results in the reduction of iron and other elements and in gray colors, and mottles. 6, record 1, English, - gleyization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gleyification
1, record 1, French, gleyification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gleyfication 2, record 1, French, gleyfication
feminine noun
- gléification 3, record 1, French, gl%C3%A9ification
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus pédogénétique se produisant en station mal drainée et dont le résultat est la réduction du fer et d’autres éléments et l'apparition de couleurs grisâtres et de marbrures. 4, record 1, French, - gleyification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gleyfication, due à l’absence d’oxygène, résulte de l’engorgement du sol. Elle s’observe en particulier dans les sols imperméables donnant lieu à un engorgement d’imbibition et dans lesquels la nappe n’est pas ou est peu circulante. 5, record 1, French, - gleyification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gleificación
1, record 1, Spanish, gleificaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso cuyo resultado es la formación de [...] un horizonte que se forma en un suelo permanentemente empapado por aguas freáticas y en el cual la reducción por el hierro ferroso es preponderante sobre la oxidación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gleificaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ferrallite
1, record 2, English, ferrallite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ferralite 1, record 2, English, ferralite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a soil that originated from basic crystalline rocks which have undergone chemical change and that consist of a mixture of hydrates of iron, aluminum and sometimes manganese and titanium. 1, record 2, English, - ferrallite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term used in the formerly French parts of North Africa ... 1, record 2, English, - ferrallite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ferralite
1, record 2, French, ferralite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ferrallite 2, record 2, French, ferrallite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sol issu de roches basiques cristallines, d’épaisseur moindre que le sol ferrallitique et pauvre en kaolinite néoformée, mais riche en hydroxydes de fer et d’aluminium. 3, record 2, French, - ferralite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le [...] phénomène d’altération pédogénétique, dit latéritique, laisse comme phase résiduelle [...] des hydroxydes d’alumine [...] et des hydroxydes et oxydes de fer [...] [On utilise le terme] «ferrallite» pour ces formations mixtes. 2, record 2, French, - ferralite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Mecánica del suelo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ferralita
1, record 2, Spanish, ferralita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suelo bien drenado, originado a partir de rocas ígneas básicas, constituido principalmente por óxidos hidratados de hierro y aluminio, con bajo contenido de sílice. 2, record 2, Spanish, - ferralita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En las regiones ecuatoriales y húmedas, el agua tibia y algo ácida altera los feldespatos y libera la alúmina y los óxidos de hierro, que permanecen en la capa superficial, en tanto que la sílice y los óxidos alcalinos son arrastrados por las aguas infiltradas. Se forma así una tierra roja, suelta y fértil, la ferralita. 3, record 2, Spanish, - ferralita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- laterization
1, record 3, English, laterization
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lateritization 2, record 3, English, lateritization
correct
- lateritic alteration 3, record 3, English, lateritic%20alteration
correct
- laterite formation 4, record 3, English, laterite%20formation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the process that converts a rock or soil to laterite. 5, record 3, English, - laterization
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- latéritisation
1, record 3, French, lat%C3%A9ritisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- latérisation 2, record 3, French, lat%C3%A9risation
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principal processus pédogénétique des zones équatoriales et tropicales caractérisé par un appauvrissement du profil en silice et en bases échangeables et un accroissement en oxydes de fer et d’alumine. 3, record 3, French, - lat%C3%A9ritisation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] sous les climats tropical, humide et équatorial, l’altération peut aller jusqu’à la destruction complète du silicate primitif en ses éléments constituants (silice, alumine, bases) : c’est le processus de «latéritisation». 4, record 3, French, - lat%C3%A9ritisation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Minas de hierro y de manganeso
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lateritización
1, record 3, Spanish, lateritizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en otras regiones tropicales la existencia de estaciones secas provoca otro fenómeno, la lateritización o transformación de esas tierras aluminoferruginosas en una costra ferralítica o caparazón dura y espesa que constituye la laterita. 1, record 3, Spanish, - lateritizaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pedogenic
1, record 4, English, pedogenic
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, relating to, or involved in soil formation. 1, record 4, English, - pedogenic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pédogénétique
1, record 4, French, p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a trait à la formation des sols. 2, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pédogenèse : Mode de formation et d’évolution des sols : La pédogenèse, objet essentiel de la pédologie, est, généralement, une évolution progressive tendant vers le pédoclimax, mais peut aussi connaître un cycle régressif par suite de l’érosion ou de l’intervention humaine. 3, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altération, évolution, facteur pédogénétique. 4, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hinterland
1, record 5, English, hinterland
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- backland 2, record 5, English, backland
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area bordering, or within, an orogenic belt on the internal side, away from the foreland. 2, record 5, English, - hinterland
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the hinterland, rocks are plastically deformed, significant metamorphism accompanies deformation, and the crystalline rocks that compose basement are extremely deformed. 2, record 5, English, - hinterland
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hinterland: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 5, English, - hinterland
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- arrière-pays
1, record 5, French, arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- hinterland 2, record 5, French, hinterland
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse continentale située à l’arrière d’une chaîne plissée, c’est-à-dire du côté des zones internes. 3, record 5, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces éléments ont été mobilisés par altération pédogénétique de roches de l'arrière-pays ardenno-rhénan. 4, record 5, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le terme] arrière-pays est préféré par le bon usage. 2, record 5, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arrière-pays : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- parent material
1, record 6, English, parent%20material
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unconsolidated and more or less chemically weathered mineral or organic matter from which the solum of a soil has developed by pedogenic processes. 2, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parent material, in soil science, means the underlying geological material (generally bedrock or a superficial or drift deposit) in which soil horizons form. Soils typically get a great deal of structure and minerals from their parent material. Parent materials are made up of consolidated or unconsolidated mineral material that has undergone some degree of physical or chemical weathering. ... Parent material is classified by its last means of transport. So material that was transported to a location by glacier, then deposited elsewhere by streams, that material is classified as stream transported parent material, or fluvial parent material. Glacial till refers to material dragged with a moving ice sheet. Because it is not transported with liquid water, the material is not sorted by size. 3, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rock from which soil is formed is called parent material. The main types are: eolian, glacial till, glacial outwash, alluvium, lacustrine parent material and residual parent material, or bedrock. Pedologist uses the following formula for understanding soil formation: s = f (cl, o, r, p, t, ...) where s - soil properties; cl - regional climate; o - potential biota, r - topography; p - parent material; t - time; ... - additional variables. 4, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fluvial, shallow, stream transported parent material. 5, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Parent material depth. 6, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Soil parent material. 5, record 6, English, - parent%20material
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- matériau parental
1, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- matériau originel 2, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20originel
correct, masculine noun
- matériau d’origine 3, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20d%26rsquo%3Borigine
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau minéral ou organique non consolidé et ayant subi une altération chimique plus ou moins grande, qui, par un processus pédogénétique, a donné naissance au solum du sol. 4, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour décrire un sol, il faut d’abord en faire apparaître une coupe verticale - le profil [...] Les différences de couleur, de structure et de composition permettent de distinguer plusieurs couches principales, appelées horizons et désignées par des lettres majuscules, de haut en bas : A, B, C et R. «A» désigne l’horizon de surface foncé qui contient l’humus. Au-dessous de A se trouve un horizon B, essentiellement minéral, résultant de la transformation du matériau d’origine. Des minéraux ont été détruits; d’autres ont été créés. C’est le cas de certaines argiles et des hydroxydes de fer qui donnent à cet horizon une couleur brun-ocre. La surface du sol est souvent appauvrie en éléments fins, en fer et en calcium sous l’effet de l’infiltration des eaux de pluie, phénomène connu sous le nom de lessivage. «B», dit «horizon d’accumulation», reçoit les éléments lessivés de A. Il existe des sols sans horizon B. Enfin, «C» désigne le «matériau d’origine» à partir duquel se forme le sol et «R» la roche brute sous-jacente. Les horizons se laissent parfois diviser en sous-couches. 5, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un sol est formé d’une fraction minérale issue des roches du sous-sol, d’humus et d’une multitude d’êtres vivants. Il provient le plus souvent de la dégradation de roches originelles dites matériau parental. Celles-ci subissent peu à peu et selon les conditions climatiques et biologiques des transformations plus ou moins profondes qui aboutissent à une couche de sol plus ou moins épaisse aux caractéristiques particulières. 6, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On peut répartir en deux grandes catégories les facteurs qui déterminent la fréquence, l’étendue et le degré de salinisation des sols : - les facteurs à long terme, qui demeurent plus ou moins inchangés, comme : les matériaux originels dans les couches géologiques; la topographie du paysage; le drainage du sol; l’hydrologie des eaux souterraines; les conditions climatiques régionales à long terme. 7, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Modes de dépôt du matériau originel du sol. 8, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Matériau originel de faible épaisseur, mince. 5, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Couche de matériau originel; profondeur du matériau originel. 5, record 6, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20parental
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-08-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- C horizon
1, record 7, English, C%20horizon
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral horizon comparatively unaffected by the pedogenic processes operative in A and B, except gleying, and the accumulation of carbonates and more soluble salts. 2, record 7, English, - C%20horizon
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- horizon C
1, record 7, French, horizon%20C
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horizon minéral relativement peu touché par le processus pédogénétique en cours dans les horizons A et B, sauf qu'il peut y avoir gleyification et accumulation de carbonates et de sels plus solubles. 2, record 7, French, - horizon%20C
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Altération physique de la roche mère. 3, record 7, French, - horizon%20C
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pedogenic process
1, record 8, English, pedogenic%20process
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- soil-forming process 2, record 8, English, soil%2Dforming%20process
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "pedogenic." 3, record 8, English, - pedogenic%20process
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- processus pédogénétique
1, record 8, French, processus%20p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans les pays secs à forte évaporation, les sels remontent vers la surface où ils précipitent en formant des vernis, des croûtes ou des concrétions superficielles [...] Ces processus complexes, de type pédogénétique, peuvent donner naissance [...] à de véritables roches nouvelles, lesquelles peuvent à leur tour servir de support à de nouveaux sols. 2, record 8, French, - processus%20p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 8, Key term(s)
- processus de pédogénèse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- proceso de pedogénesis
1, record 8, Spanish, proceso%20de%20pedog%C3%A9nesis
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- proceso de formación de los suelos 1, record 8, Spanish, proceso%20de%20formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20suelos
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-05-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pedogenic agent
1, record 9, English, pedogenic%20agent
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- soil-formation factor 2, record 9, English, soil%2Dformation%20factor
- soil-forming factor 3, record 9, English, soil%2Dforming%20factor
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The variable, usually interrelated natural agencies that are responsible for the formation of soil. The factors are; parent rock, climate, organisms, relief, and time. 2, record 9, English, - pedogenic%20agent
Record 9, Key term(s)
- pedogenic factor
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- facteur pédogénétique
1, record 9, French, facteur%20p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- facteur de formation du sol 2, record 9, French, facteur%20de%20formation%20du%20sol
masculine noun
- facteur de formation des sols 3, record 9, French, facteur%20de%20formation%20des%20sols
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agents naturels variables, généralement liés entre eux, auxquels on attribue la formation d’un sol. Ces facteurs sont : la roche-mère, le climat, les organismes, le relief et le temps. 2, record 9, French, - facteur%20p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les facteurs pédogénétiques sont le climat, la roche mère, la végétation, la topographie (en relation avec le drainage et l’hydromorphie); l’action de ces différents facteurs s’inscrit dans un intervalle de temps, ou âge du sol, et peut donc connaître des variations naturelles bioclimatiques, ou provoquées par l’homme (dégradation de la végétation, puis des sols). 4, record 9, French, - facteur%20p%C3%A9dog%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1989-02-27
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Geology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- ferrilith
1, record 10, English, ferrilith
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- ferrilyte 1, record 10, English, ferrilyte
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ferrilith. A term suggested by Grabau ... for an iron-rich sedimentary rock (ironstone). 1, record 10, English, - ferrilith
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Géologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- ferrilite
1, record 10, French, ferrilite
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le(...) phénomène d’altération pédogénétique, dit latéritique, laisse comme phase résiduelle uniquement des(...) hydroxydes et oxydes de fer, lorsqu'on part d’une roche sans alumine, mais ferrifère, telle que la péridotite. Ceci fait qu'il peut être utile d’utiliser d’autres termes, tels que(...) "ferrilite" pour des formations purement ferriques(...) 1, record 10, French, - ferrilite
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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