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CLIVAGE MINERALOGIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mineral cleavage
1, record 1, English, mineral%20cleavage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cleavage 2, record 1, English, cleavage
correct
- cleaving 1, record 1, English, cleaving
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The breaking of a mineral along its crystallographic planes, thus reflecting crystal structure. 3, record 1, English, - mineral%20cleavage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a crack in a breaking mineral follows a particular crystallographic plane, breakage is by cleavage; if not, it is by fracture. 4, record 1, English, - mineral%20cleavage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clivage
1, record 1, French, clivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clivage minéralogique 2, record 1, French, clivage%20min%C3%A9ralogique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] propriété que possèdent la plupart des cristaux de se briser sous l'action d'un choc [...] suivant des directions déterminées souvent parallèles entre elles et qu'on appelle «plans de clivage» : ce sont des plans de moindre résistance. 3, record 1, French, - clivage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Fissuration d'un réseau cristallin suivant les plans cristallins, sous l'effet d'une contrainte ou de couches géologiques selon les zones de contact entre feuillets au niveau des discontinuités dans l'homogénéité des matériaux. 4, record 1, French, - clivage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clivaje 1, record 1, Spanish, clivaje
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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