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FORAGE DIAMANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diamond drilling
1, record 1, English, diamond%20drilling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- diamond core drilling 2, record 1, English, diamond%20core%20drilling
correct
- diamond coring 3, record 1, English, diamond%20coring
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rotative drilling in rock with a hollow cylindrical bit set with diamonds so as to obtain a core for geological or mineralogical examination. 2, record 1, English, - diamond%20drilling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sondage au diamant
1, record 1, French, sondage%20au%20diamant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perforation au diamant 2, record 1, French, perforation%20au%20diamant
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- forage au diamant 3, record 1, French, forage%20au%20diamant
see observation, masculine noun
- carottage au diamant 4, record 1, French, carottage%20au%20diamant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sondage à l'aide de couronnes diamantées permettant la récupération de carottes. 5, record 1, French, - sondage%20au%20diamant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] nous parlerons surtout de deux procédés, de beaucoup les plus employés, qui sont le rotary et le sondage au diamant [...] dans le rotary il y a destruction totale de la roche tandis que le sondage au diamant est un procédé par «carottage» où seul l'espace annulaire entre les parois du sondage et la carotte a été détruit. 6, record 1, French, - sondage%20au%20diamant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que la distinction ne soit pas toujours très nette, on tend à appeler forage l'exécution d'un trou sans souci particulier de récupération d'échantillon [...] et sondage l'exécution d'un trou échantillonné ou l'application de méthodes de mesure dans le forage. 7, record 1, French, - sondage%20au%20diamant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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