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CRYPTOCRISTALLIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Various Metal Ores
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microcrystalline
1, record 1, English, microcrystalline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cryptocrystalline 2, record 1, English, cryptocrystalline
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consisting of very fine ([especially] microscopic) crystals. 3, record 1, English, - microcrystalline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a microcrystalline variety of pyrhite ... 4, record 1, English, - microcrystalline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applied to crystalline rocks, the constituents of which are individually so minute that they cannot be distinguished from each other by the naked eye ... 5, record 1, English, - microcrystalline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Microcrystalline quartz. 4, record 1, English, - microcrystalline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microcristallin
1, record 1, French, microcristallin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptocristallin 2, record 1, French, cryptocristallin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un corps dont la structure est formée par l'enchevêtrement de très petits cristaux ne pouvant être décelés qu'au microscope. 3, record 1, French, - microcristallin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une variété microcristalline de pyrhite [...] 2, record 1, French, - microcristallin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Quartz microcristallin. 2, record 1, French, - microcristallin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cryptocrystalline limestone
1, record 2, English, cryptocrystalline%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any crystalline limestone whose grain is not visible megascopically, or with a hand lens, is said to have a cryptocrystalline texture. This texture ... is often so fine-grained as to be visible only by means of the highest magnifications. ... The fact that cryptocrystalline limestones have withstood geological times without appreciable modifications should be stressed. 2, record 2, English, - cryptocrystalline%20limestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcaire cryptocristallin
1, record 2, French, calcaire%20cryptocristallin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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