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ROCHE FRAICHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fresh rock
1, record 1, English, fresh%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unaltered rock 2, record 1, English, unaltered%20rock
correct
- unweathered rock 3, record 1, English, unweathered%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock ... that has not been subjected to or altered by surface weathering, such as a rock newly exposed by fracturing. 4, record 1, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... phosphate is recovered from fresh rock rather than from a weathered residuum ... 2, record 1, English, - fresh%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unweathered rock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - fresh%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche saine
1, record 1, French, roche%20saine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche fraîche 2, record 1, French, roche%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche à patine fraîche 3, record 1, French, roche%20%C3%A0%20patine%20fra%C3%AEche
correct, feminine noun
- roche non altérée 3, record 1, French, roche%20non%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- roche inaltérée 4, record 1, French, roche%20inalt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] tout ce qui contribue à imbiber la roche augmente son altération. Ce sera le cas [...] quand la roche présente une certaine perméabilité, par la présence de fissures ou de cavités. Celles-ci sont fréquentes dans les roches fraîches, même si la structure n’est pas vacuolaire [...] 5, record 1, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les processus chimiques et biologiques qui conduisent de la roche saine à ses produits de décomposition sont appelés altération. 6, record 1, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «roche altérée». 7, record 1, French, - roche%20saine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roche fraîche : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - roche%20saine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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