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ROCHE SAPROPELIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Solid Fossil Fuels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sapropelic rock
1, record 1, English, sapropelic%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sapropelite 2, record 1, English, sapropelite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This mineralization occurs in lowermost Cambrian black shales and is consistently associated with the widespread distribution of sapropelic organic-rich rocks ... 1, record 1, English, - sapropelic%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Combustibles fossiles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche sapropélique
1, record 1, French, roche%20saprop%C3%A9lique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sapropélite 2, record 1, French, saprop%C3%A9lite
correct, feminine noun
- roche sapropélienne 3, record 1, French, roche%20saprop%C3%A9lienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On trouve des roches siliceuses, argileuses et calcareuses chargées de matière organique du type du sapropèle et l’on en fait les «roches sapropéliennes» ou «sapropélites». 3, record 1, French, - roche%20saprop%C3%A9lique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Située dans des shales noirs du Cambrien basal, cette minéralisation est uniformément associée à des roches sapropéliques riches en matière organique [...] 4, record 1, French, - roche%20saprop%C3%A9lique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcaire sapropélien : Roche du Carbonifère présentant une teinte noirâtre et un aspect mat [...] 5, record 1, French, - roche%20saprop%C3%A9lique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sapropelic limestone
1, record 2, English, sapropelic%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] limestone ... characterized by [its] content of organic matter, either of vegetal or animal origin, in incipient stages of decomposition. 1, record 2, English, - sapropelic%20limestone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These limestones have a dull fracture and are black in reflected light ... Most of the sapropelic limestones have the peculiarity of displaying a gray to whitish weathering surface ... 1, record 2, English, - sapropelic%20limestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcaire sapropélien
1, record 2, French, calcaire%20saprop%C3%A9lien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- calcaire sapropélique 2, record 2, French, calcaire%20saprop%C3%A9lique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche du Carbonifère présentant une teinte noirâtre et un aspect mat [...] 3, record 2, French, - calcaire%20saprop%C3%A9lien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les calcaires sapropéliens ont une cassure noire qui témoigne de la présence de matière organique. Ils sont blancs en surface par altération. 4, record 2, French, - calcaire%20saprop%C3%A9lien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcaire sapropélique : par analogie avec roche sapropélique. 2, record 2, French, - calcaire%20saprop%C3%A9lien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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