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ROCHE CALCAREUSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kimmeridge shale
1, record 1, English, Kimmeridge%20shale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kimmeridgian shale 2, record 1, English, Kimmeridgian%20shale
correct
- Kimeridgian shale 3, record 1, English, Kimeridgian%20shale
correct, less frequent
- Kim shale 1, record 1, English, Kim%20shale
correct
- Kim coal 1, record 1, English, Kim%20coal
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extensive deposits of bluish-gray slaty clay, containing more or less volatile matter, and interstratified with thin beds of highly bituminous shale, occurring in Dorsetshire, England. 1, record 1, English, - Kimmeridge%20shale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Locally, it is called Kim coal. 1, record 1, English, - Kimmeridge%20shale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- shale du Kimméridgien
1, record 1, French, shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- shale du Kimmeridgien 1, record 1, French, shale%20du%20Kimmeridgien
proposal, masculine noun
- shale du Kiméridgien 1, record 1, French, shale%20du%20Kim%C3%A9ridgien
proposal, masculine noun
- shale du Kimeridgien 1, record 1, French, shale%20du%20Kimeridgien
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shale provenant du Kiméridgien (ou Kimméridgien). 1, record 1, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shale(ou schiste argileux) :roche sédimentaire à grain très fin et homogène, argileuse et souvent calcareuse. 2, record 1, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Kimméridgien : Étage géologique du Jurassique composé de calcaire marneux contenant une très grande quantité de fossiles marins datant de l’ère secondaire [...] Cet étage géologique porte le nom de «kimméridgien» par référence à la baie de Kimmeridge dans le sud de l’Angleterre [...] 3, record 1, French, - shale%20du%20Kimm%C3%A9ridgien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- noncalcareous rock
1, record 2, English, noncalcareous%20rock
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche non calcareuse
1, record 2, French, roche%20non%20calcareuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- calcareous rock
1, record 3, English, calcareous%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary rock containing an appreciable amount of calcium carbonate, such as limestone, chalk, tufa, or shelly sandstone. 2, record 3, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tungsten skarns ... form commonly in the thermal aureole at the contact between felsic, calc-alkaline intrusive and calcareous sedimentary rocks. 3, record 3, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[These rocks] are wholly or largely calcium (lime) carbonate. 4, record 3, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche calcaire
1, record 3, French, roche%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roche calcareuse 2, record 3, French, roche%20calcareuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire d’origine principalement organogène mais pouvant être d’origine détritique ou chimique [dont le] principal constituant est le carbonate de Ca qui doit représenter au moins 50 p. cent. 3, record 3, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La détection des roches calcaires se fait au moyen d’acide chlorhydrique dilué qui donne une vive effervescence à froid. 3, record 3, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toute roche sédimentaire contenant au moins 50 % de carbonate de chaux (CaCO3) est une roche calcaire, ou, encore, un calcaire. [...] il en résulte une variété infinie de roches calcaires [...] 4, record 3, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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