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CONGLOMERAT QUARTZEUX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quartz conglomerate
1, record 1, English, quartz%20conglomerate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock made of pebbles of quartz with sand. The pebbles are sometimes of jasper and chalcedony, and make a beautiful stone when polished. 1, record 1, English, - quartz%20conglomerate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conglomérat de quartz
1, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20quartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conglomérat quartzeux 1, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20quartzeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Canada n'exploite que quelques-uns des cinq cents gîtes [...] décelés dans le Bouclier. Le principal est celui de Blind River, au N. du lac Huron [...] Il s'agit de conglomérats quartzeux intercalés dans le Précambrien et qui ressemblent beaucoup à ceux du Rand. 1, record 1, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20quartz
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quartz pebble conglomerate
1, record 2, English, quartz%20pebble%20conglomerate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- quartz-pebble conglomerate 2, record 2, English, quartz%2Dpebble%20conglomerate
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uraniferous pyritic quartz pebble conglomerates. 3, record 2, English, - quartz%20pebble%20conglomerate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in the East Rand Basin ... the vein quartz pebble conglomerates occur in quartzites of the Upper Witwatersrand System. 4, record 2, English, - quartz%20pebble%20conglomerate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conglomérat à galets de quartz
1, record 2, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20galets%20de%20quartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conglomérat de cailloux quartzeux 2, record 2, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20de%20cailloux%20quartzeux
correct, masculine noun
- conglomérat à cailloux de quartz 3, record 2, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20cailloux%20de%20quartz
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La République Sud-Africaine possède les plus beaux gisements d'or du monde [...] Le minerai appelé «blanket» [...] se présente sous la forme d'un conglomérat de cailloux quartzeux, de quelques centimètres de diamètre, noyés dans un ciment gris siliceux souvent très dur [...] Ce conglomérat forme des couches nombreuses intercalées dans un ensemble de schistes et de quartzites [...] 2, record 2, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20galets%20de%20quartz
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parmi les conglomérats à galets de quartz et siliceux on trouve, dans le Tertiaire parisien, les poudingues de Nemours (Éocène), et ceux de Coye (Thanétien). 4, record 2, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20galets%20de%20quartz
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Witwatersrand (Afrique du Sud). [...] Bien que la roche encaissante soit un conglomérat à galets de quartz, des roches volcaniques et pyroclastiques s'intercalent dans la série. 5, record 2, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20galets%20de%20quartz
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Conglomérat à galets de quartz pyriteux. 6, record 2, French, - conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20galets%20de%20quartz
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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