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ATTAPULGITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palygorskite
1, record 1, English, palygorskite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- attapulgite 2, record 1, English, attapulgite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fibrous clay mineral that is a viscosity-building substance, used principally in saltwater-base drilling muds. 3, record 1, English, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term has also been used as a group name for lightweight, tough, matted, fibrous clay minerals showing a considerable amount of substitution of aluminum for magnesium and characterized by distinctive rod-like shapes under the electron microscope. 1, record 1, English, - palygorskite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palygorskite
1, record 1, French, palygorskite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- attapulgite 2, record 1, French, attapulgite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- carton des montagnes 3, record 1, French, carton%20des%20montagnes
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Minéral du] système cristallin monoclinique [...] translucide à terne de couleur blanche, grise ou jaune [...] associée à la magnétite et à l'apatite. 3, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines variétés [de sépiolite], plus riches en aluminium, sont plus nettement fibreuses; on les nomme «palygorskites». 4, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'attapulgite ou palygorskite est voisine de la sépiolite et présente souvent un aspect papyracé. 5, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les argiles à attapulgite et sépiolite sont fréquemment associées à des dépôts lagunaires. 5, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fréquente dans les roches riches en magnésium, la palygorskite est un phyllosilicate de formation secondaire. 3, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En masses de minuscules fibres enchevêtrées ayant l'aspect du carton, la palygorskite est communément appelée «carton des montagnes». 3, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
D'après la source Larousse des minéraux (SCMIN, 1981, p. 75), l'attapulgite est une variété de palygorskite. 6, record 1, French, - palygorskite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- attapulgita
1, record 1, Spanish, attapulgita
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- paligorskita 2, record 1, Spanish, paligorskita
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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