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CALCAIRE CIMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2012-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Petrography
DEF

A sandstone cemented with calcite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Cement Industry
  • Geology
DEF

A natural limestone rock containing the proper amount of clay for cement manufacture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Cimenterie
  • Géologie
DEF

Mélange de calcaire et d'argile; quand on souffle dessus, il dégage une odeur d'argile; quand on le dissout par ClH, il laisse un résidu vaseux [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
OBS

calcareous: Said of a substance that contains calcium carbonate.

OBS

cement: Mineral material, usually chemically precipitated, that occurs in the spaces among the individual grains of a consolidated sedimentary rock ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

Calcaires organo-détritiques.- La craie contient surtout des organismes planctoniques [...] Éléments détritiques et organismes sont unis par un ciment calcaire dû à la dissolution de certains organismes et à la précipitation directe de CaCO3.

Spanish

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