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ARGILE FLINT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flint fire clay
1, record 1, English, flint%20fire%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flint clay 2, record 1, English, flint%20clay
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard or flint-like fire clay occurring as an unstratified massive rock, practically devoid of natural plasticity and showing a conchoidal fracture. 3, record 1, English, - flint%20fire%20clay
Record 1, Key term(s)
- flint fireclay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argile flint
1, record 1, French, argile%20flint
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- argile à silex 2, record 1, French, argile%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct, feminine noun
- flint-clay 3, record 1, French, flint%2Dclay
avoid
- flint clay 3, record 1, French, flint%20clay
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argile dure, ou analogue au silex, se présentant sous l'aspect d'une roche massive, non stratifiée, pratiquement dépourvue de plasticité naturelle et à cassure conchoïdale. 4, record 1, French, - argile%20flint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Keller et ses collaborateurs (1953) décrivent les gisements de «flint-clays», c'est-à-dire des roches hautement kaoliniques, alumineuses et réfractaires du Missouri. 3, record 1, French, - argile%20flint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla refractaria silícea
1, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20refractaria%20sil%C3%ADcea
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arcilla compacta, dura, carente de plasticidad, con fractura concoidea, cuyo componente mayoritario es la caolinita ordenada y bien cristalizada y que en general contiene óxidos de hierro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arcilla%20refractaria%20sil%C3%ADcea
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