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ARGILE ROUGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- red clay
1, record 1, English, red%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brown clay 2, record 1, English, brown%20clay
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of mud that is terrigenous and contains as much as 25% calcium carbonate. 3, record 1, English, - red%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
clay: Soil particles ...; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay particles. Rock in this sense includes soils, ceramic clays, clay shales, mudstones, glacial clays ..., and deep-sea clays (red clay, blue clay, and blue mud). 4, record 1, English, - red%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] color [of red clay] is due to the presence of ferric oxide. 3, record 1, English, - red%20clay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boue rouge
1, record 1, French, boue%20rouge
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- argile rouge 2, record 1, French, argile%20rouge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sédiment marin des grands fonds, à faible teneur en carbonates et organismes, dont la couleur rougeâtre ou brunâtre est due à la présence d'hydroxydes de fer et de manganèse. 3, record 1, French, - boue%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les épaisseurs les plus importantes d'argiles rouges d'âge quaternaire se trouvent à la fermeture des vallées. 4, record 1, French, - boue%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'argile est une roche généralement meuble et sans feuilletage apparent, constituée de minéraux argileux accompagnés d'impuretés minérales ou organiques qui lui donnent des couleurs variées, blanches, grises (sulfure de fer), bleues ou noires (matières organiques), jaunes, rouges, brunes ou verdâtres (oxydes de fer). 5, record 1, French, - boue%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] contiennent des éléments résiduels résistants (quartz, micas, feldspaths, verre volcanique) des minéraux diagénétiques (illite, chlorite) et néogènes (halloysite, montmorillonite, zeolite). Des colloïdes de fer, nés en un milieu très oxydant, leur confèrent une coloration rouge à brune. Elles ne renferme aucun débris organique [...] 1, record 1, French, - boue%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
boue rouge : terme le plus souvent utilisé au pluriel (boues rouges). 6, record 1, French, - boue%20rouge
Record 1, Key term(s)
- boues rouges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla roja
1, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20roja
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arcilla abisal 2, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20abisal
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arcilla roja o arcilla abisal es un lodo sedimentario que se deposita con extraordinaria lentitud en los fondos marinos, sobre todo a profundidades de más de 4500 m. Un tercio de su masa consiste en finísimos granos de silicato de alúmina hidratado, transportado hasta el mar por los ríos. También contiene óxido de hierro, que son los que le confieren su color rojo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arcilla%20roja
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deep-sea red clay
1, record 2, English, deep%2Dsea%20red%20clay
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clay: ... Rock in this sense includes soils, ceramic clays, clay shales, mudstones, glacial clays ..., and deep-sea clays (red clay, blue clay, and blue mud). 2, record 2, English, - deep%2Dsea%20red%20clay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boue rouge des grands fonds
1, record 2, French, boue%20rouge%20des%20grands%20fonds
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- argile rouge des grands fonds 2, record 2, French, argile%20rouge%20des%20grands%20fonds
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Boues qui occupent quelques fonds océaniques et qui sont composées de 85 % d'argile, 0 à 5 % de calcaire, 2 à 3 % de silice, poussières volcaniques, granules métalliques à Fe, Mn [...] 1, record 2, French, - boue%20rouge%20des%20grands%20fonds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au grandes profondeurs on rencontre : L'argile rouge des grands fonds, sédiment de couleur rouge brun, composé de minéraux de l'argile (85 %); de granules cosmiques, de poussières volcaniques et de micro-nodules. Contrairement à ce qui est généralement admis, Hoffert a montré que l'essentiel de l'argile rouge des grands fonds est non pas détritique mais constitué de minéraux néoformés : smectites ferrifères, phillipsite, oxydes et hydroxydes de fer et de manganèse. 3, record 2, French, - boue%20rouge%20des%20grands%20fonds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «boues rouges» est plus souvent usité au pluriel. 4, record 2, French, - boue%20rouge%20des%20grands%20fonds
Record 2, Key term(s)
- boues rouges des grands fonds
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- red equatorial clay 1, record 3, English, red%20equatorial%20clay
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In equatorial zones where the dense forest prevails] On basic parent rocks the saturation of the profile by ground water likewise allows only kaolinitic weathering. However, iron, which is more abundant, persists; these are the red equatorial clays ... which are, moreover, five to ten times thicker than the [yellow equatorial clays] 1, record 3, English, - red%20equatorial%20clay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- argile rouge équatoriale
1, record 3, French, argile%20rouge%20%C3%A9quatoriale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans les régions équatoriales, où règne la forêt dense] Sur les roches mères basiques, basaltes, dolérites, l'engorgement du profil par la nappe ne permet également que l'altération kaolinique. Mais le fer, plus abondant, subsiste : ce sont les argiles rouges équatoriales, d'ailleurs cinq à dix fois plus épaisses que les [argiles jaunes équatoriales] 1, record 3, French, - argile%20rouge%20%C3%A9quatoriale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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