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SILEX CRAIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 1, English, flint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variety of chert, which occurs commonly as nodules and bands in chalk. 2, record 1, English, - flint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Flint] is deposited in the porous, permeable structures of sponge, diatom, and echinoid skeletons and also in burrows. 2, record 1, English, - flint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This term is widely used for a dark subvariety of chert. It has been proposed to drop the term or reserve it for artifacts. 3, record 1, English, - flint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silex de la craie
1, record 1, French, silex%20de%20la%20craie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] concentrations de silice non clastique qui apparaissent, soit en nodules plus ou moins gros et de forme très irrégulière, soit en lits ou en bancs plus ou moins continus et d'épaisseur variable. 2, record 1, French, - silex%20de%20la%20craie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces matériaux siliceux s'alignent toujours parallèlement à la stratification et constituent comme des corps étrangers inclus dans la masse de la craie. 2, record 1, French, - silex%20de%20la%20craie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sílex
1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADlex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuarzo criptocristalino que se encuentra en el seno de la creta y otras rocas calizas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%ADlex
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