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FER MARAIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bog iron
1, record 1, English, bog%20iron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impure iron deposits that develop in bogs or swamps by the chemical or biochemical oxidation of iron carried in solution. 2, record 1, English, - bog%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Goethite ... is the major constituent of the gossan at the surface of metalliferous veins ... and is deposited as bog iron in marshes and stagnant pools. 3, record 1, English, - bog%20iron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fer des marais
1, record 1, French, fer%20des%20marais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôts de fer impur se formant dans les tourbières et les marais par oxydation chimique ou biochimique du fer en solution. 2, record 1, French, - fer%20des%20marais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fer des lacs et des marais, composé de limonite et de chlorite, d'éléments détritiques (sable, argile), de phosphate de fer (vivianite de coloration bleu vif) et de matières organiques, se forme sous l'action de ferrobactéries et de diatomées dans les eaux peu profondes ayant dissous des oxydes de fer. 3, record 1, French, - fer%20des%20marais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La goethite se forme généralement par altération des minéraux ferrifères; elle constitue, en outre, ce qu'on appelle le «fer des marais» d'origine organogène. 4, record 1, French, - fer%20des%20marais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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