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SULFURE METAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- base metal sulphide
1, record 1, English, base%20metal%20sulphide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- base metal sulfide 2, record 1, English, base%20metal%20sulfide
correct
- base-metal sulphide 3, record 1, English, base%2Dmetal%20sulphide
correct
- base-metal sulfide 4, record 1, English, base%2Dmetal%20sulfide
correct
- sulphide of base metal 5, record 1, English, sulphide%20of%20base%20metal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulfosalts (e.g.,tennantite), tellurides and bismuthinite may be present, as well as base metal sulphides. 6, record 1, English, - base%20metal%20sulphide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Probable sources of placer gold include gold-bearing quartz veins, felsic intrusions, base metal sulphide deposits, paleoplacers, and other gold-bearing deposits. 6, record 1, English, - base%20metal%20sulphide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sulfide of base metal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfure de métal usuel
1, record 1, French, sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal%20usuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sulfure de métal commun 2, record 1, French, sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal%20%20commun
correct, masculine noun
- sulfure de métal de base 3, record 1, French, sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal%20de%20base
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Congo a presque épuisé les filons complexes du Katanga où l'on trouve des oxydes et sels d'uranium, des sulfoséléniures de Ni et de Co, des sulfures de métaux usuels tels que le cuivre, des terres rares [...] et des métaux précieux [...] 1, record 1, French, - sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal%20usuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métal de base [...] : terme très discutable. 4, record 1, French, - sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal%20usuel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metallic sulfide
1, record 2, English, metallic%20sulfide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- metal sulfide 2, record 2, English, metal%20sulfide
former designation, correct
- metallic sulphide 3, record 2, English, metallic%20sulphide
former designation, correct
- metal sulphide 4, record 2, English, metal%20sulphide
former designation, correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sulfide in which the basic radical is a metal. 5, record 2, English, - metallic%20sulfide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applied chiefly to certain minerals, such as iron sulfide (pyrite) and zinc sulfide (sphalerite). 5, record 2, English, - metallic%20sulfide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are ... those important ore minerals formed by the high-temperature watery solutions of hydrothermal deposits; for example, metallic sulphides. 6, record 2, English, - metallic%20sulfide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sulfure métallique
1, record 2, French, sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sulfure de métal 2, record 2, French, sulfure%20de%20m%C3%A9tal
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le soufre se rencontre à l'état natif (soufre de mine) ou sous forme combinée (sulfures métalliques, qui sont de véritables minerais mixtes) [...] 3, record 2, French, - sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l'affleurement d'un filon ou d'un amas, l'action prolongée des agents atmosphériques a attaqué les sulfures métalliques, les transformant en oxydes et en carbonate [...] 4, record 2, French, - sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Presque tous les sulfures métalliques conduisent l'électricité [...] 5, record 2, French, - sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sulfures métalliques constituent le groupe de minerais dont la genèse était la plus controversée jusqu'aux années 60. 6, record 2, French, - sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans les dénominations de familles de composés, l'adjectif anglais «metallic» ou le terme anglais «metal» employé adjectivement se traduisent en français par «métallique» de préférence à «de métal». P. ex. : acétylures métalliques, azides métalliques, azotures métalliques, carbonoperoxoates métalliques, chlorures métalliques, cyanures métalliques, hydroxydes métalliques, hydrures métalliques, nitrates métalliques, sels métalliques, stéarates métalliques et sulfures métalliques (tournures plus naturelles que celles formées avec «de métal»). En revanche, lorsqu'il est nécessaire de préciser la nature du métal (métaux alcalins, métaux alcalino-terreux, métaux de transition, métaux des terres rares, métaux lourds, etc.), il est préférable, pour éviter toute ambiguïté, d'utiliser la locution «de métal». P. ex. : peroxydes de métaux de transition (et non «peroxydes métalliques de transition»), peroxydes de métaux alcalins (et non «peroxydes métalliques alcalins»). 2, record 2, French, - sulfure%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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