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APOPHYSE FILON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spur
1, record 1, English, spur
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- apophysis 2, record 1, English, apophysis
correct
- offshoot 3, record 1, English, offshoot
correct
- branching 4, record 1, English, branching
- branch 5, record 1, English, branch
noun
- ramification 4, record 1, English, ramification
- ramifying 4, record 1, English, ramifying
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small vein branching from a main body of ore. 6, record 1, English, - spur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineralized aphophysis. 7, record 1, English, - spur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the emplacement of a thick tholeiitic sill and its offshoots ... 7, record 1, English, - spur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An epiphesis is the same, but is not attached. 8, record 1, English, - spur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apophyse
1, record 1, French, apophyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- apophyse d'un filon 2, record 1, French, apophyse%20d%27un%20filon
correct, feminine noun
- ramification 3, record 1, French, ramification
feminine noun
- ramification de filon 4, record 1, French, ramification%20de%20filon
feminine noun
- ramification d'un filon 3, record 1, French, ramification%20d%27un%20filon
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Branche d'un filon [...] auquel elle reste attachée. 5, record 1, French, - apophyse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à la base de la norite, le minerai pénètre la norite bréchique par un système de veines. [...] des apophyses cupro-nickélifères peuvent s'éloigner de plusieurs kilomètres de la bordure de l'appareil. Surtout dans ces apophyses, on observe des transformations [...] 6, record 1, French, - apophyse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Apophyse minéralisée. 7, record 1, French, - apophyse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ramal
1, record 1, Spanish, ramal
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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