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ARGILES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clay minerals
1, record 1, English, clay%20minerals
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clays 2, record 1, English, clays
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... those constituents of a clay which give it its plastic properties. 3, record 1, English, - clay%20minerals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clay minerals are principally silicates of aluminum, iron, and magnesium and belong to the phyllosilicate (or layer silicate) family of minerals. 4, record 1, English, - clay%20minerals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] atomic structure [of clay minerals] is basically that of the layer-lattice minerals and they generally occur as minute, platy, more rarely fibrous, crystals. 3, record 1, English, - clay%20minerals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clay minerals; clays: terms used as collectives in the plural form. 5, record 1, English, - clay%20minerals
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
clay minerals: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - clay%20minerals
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minéraux argileux
1, record 1, French, min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minéraux des argiles 2, record 1, French, min%C3%A9raux%20des%20argiles
correct, masculine noun, plural
- argiles 3, record 1, French, argiles
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minéraux phylliteux ou fibreux de très petite taille formés d'empilements de couches tétraédriques et octaédriques. 4, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Minéraux argileux. Ce sont essentiellement la kaolinite [...] et l'halloysite, de même composition mais avec une quantité d'eau variable, mobile à basse température. C'est dans ces alumino-silicates que la silice est le plus souvent contenue; l'opale et le quartz sont très rares. 5, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Famille des argiles.- On réunira dans cette famille tous les silicates hydratés à structure de phyllite qui, par chauffage, perdent l'eau absorbée et l'eau de constitution qu'ils possèdent pour, en définitive, se transformer, à haute température, en matériaux réfractaires. 3, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces minéraux, constituants caractéristiques des argiles, sont des alumino-silicates hydratés avec, dans certains types, d'autres éléments : par exemple du magnésium, potassium, fer. 6, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
minéraux argileux; minéraux des argiles; argiles : termes collectifs utilisés au pluriel. 7, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
minéraux argileux : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - min%C3%A9raux%20argileux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcillas
1, record 1, Spanish, arcillas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- minerales arcillosos 2, record 1, Spanish, minerales%20arcillosos
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las arcillas son los silicatos de aluminio o de magnesio y los aluminosilicatos que entran en la composición de las rocas arcillosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arcillas
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