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FER OOLITHIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oolitic iron ore
1, record 1, English, oolitic%20iron%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... many sedimentary iron ores are oolitic; ooliths have been reported consisting of most of the minerals mentioned above and sometimes with two or more of them in alternating layers. 2, record 1, English, - oolitic%20iron%20ore
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oolithic iron ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai de fer oolithique
1, record 1, French, minerai%20de%20fer%20oolithique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minerai de fer oolitique 2, record 1, French, minerai%20de%20fer%20oolitique
masculine noun
- minette 3, record 1, French, minette
correct, feminine noun
- fer oolithique 4, record 1, French, fer%20oolithique
masculine noun
- minette oolithique 5, record 1, French, minette%20oolithique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minerai de fer se présentant sous la forme de couches d'oolites ferrugineuses. 6, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20oolithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gîtes d'origine chimico-biologique.- À ce type appartiennent les combustibles minéraux (houille, pétrole), les minerais de fer oolithique et les gisements de phosphates sédimentaires [...] Le minerai de fer de Lorraine, en particulier, se présente sous forme d'oolithes ferrugineuses associées à de la calcite [...] 7, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20oolithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les minerais de fer oolithiques sont parmi les plus largement représentés à des époques et dans des régions du globe différentes [...] 5, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20oolithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au XVIIIe siècle, «minette» désignait le minerai pauvre et phosphoreux, par opposition à «mine», minerai riche et non phosphoreux. 5, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20oolithique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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