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COCCOLITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coccolite
1, record 1, English, coccolite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white or greenish granular variety of diopside. 1, record 1, English, - coccolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coccolithe
1, record 1, French, coccolithe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coccolite 2, record 1, French, coccolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'un diopside ferrifère, que l'on trouve en masses granulaires de couleurs vert olive. 2, record 1, French, - coccolithe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coccolith
1, record 2, English, coccolith
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of various microscopic calcareous plates constructed of calcite or aragonite crystals; an important constituent of chalk. 2, record 2, English, - coccolith
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coccolithe
1, record 2, French, coccolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Coccolithe 2, record 2, French, Coccolithe
correct, masculine noun
- coccolite 3, record 2, French, coccolite
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minuscule corps de calcite fibreuse, en forme de bouton ou de massue, [...] isolé [...] [Les coccolithes] en s'associant, peuvent donner de petites masses sphériques appelées «Coccosphères». 4, record 2, French, - coccolithe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coccolithes, si petits que leur étude fait appel au microscope électronique, sont les constituants fondamentaux de la craie. 5, record 2, French, - coccolithe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La craie est fondamentalement formée de corpuscules calcaires, les Coccolithes, qui recouvraient de leur vivant de microscopiques Algues flagellées unicellulaires, les Coccolithophoridés. Les Coccolithes ne mesurent guère que quelques millièmes de millimètre (c'est ce qu'on appelle des nanofossiles), et sont observables au microscope électronique à balayage. 2, record 2, French, - coccolithe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cocolito
1, record 2, Spanish, cocolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corpúsculo calcáreo redondeado, que forma parte de la cápsula esquelética de ciertos flagelados. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cocolito
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