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ACHONDRITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- achondrite
1, record 1, English, achondrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stony meteorite that lacks chondrules. 2, record 1, English, - achondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Achondrites are commonly more coarsely crystallized than chondrites, and nickel-iron is almost completely lacking in most of them; they represent meteorites that are most like terrestrial rocks, with sizable fragments of various minerals visible to the naked eye. 2, record 1, English, - achondrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- achondrite
1, record 1, French, achondrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Météorite pierreuse rare, pauvre en métaux, à structure grenue, parfois bréchifiée et composée d'olivine et de divers pyroxènes. 2, record 1, French, - achondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On subdivise les météorites pierreuses en chondrites [...], et en achondrites, offrant une texture cristalline identique à celle des roches ignées terrestres et dépourvue de chondrules. 3, record 1, French, - achondrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Moins de 10 % des pierres ne contiennent pas de chondres et sont appelées pour cette raison «achondrites». 4, record 1, French, - achondrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astronomía
- Planetas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- acondrita
1, record 1, Spanish, acondrita
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meteorito de composición parecida a las rocas ígneas terrestres. 1, record 1, Spanish, - acondrita
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