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NEOGENE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography
  • Geology
DEF

The later of the two periods into which the Cenozoic era is divided in the classification adopted by the International Geologic Congress and used by many European geologists. It comprises the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene (or Recent epochs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Partie supérieure du Cénozoïque, englobe le Miocène et le Pliocène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cronología
  • Petrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Parte superior de la era cenozoica, que abarca los sistemas mioceno y plioceno.

OBS

Pese a que la fuente citada escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos deben escribirse con mayúscula.

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Record 2 2011-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
  • Nonferrous Metals and Alloys - Various
DEF

Alloy of silvery color, with 58% copper, 27% zinc, 12% nickel, 2% tin, and fractional percentages of aluminum and bismuth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
  • Métaux et alliages non ferreux divers
DEF

Appellation commerciale d'un alliage de cuivre, de zinc, d'étain, de nickel et d'aluminium.

Spanish

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