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CALCAREOUS ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calcareous rock
1, record 1, English, calcareous%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary rock containing an appreciable amount of calcium carbonate, such as limestone, chalk, tufa, or shelly sandstone. 2, record 1, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tungsten skarns ... form commonly in the thermal aureole at the contact between felsic, calc-alkaline intrusive and calcareous sedimentary rocks. 3, record 1, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[These rocks] are wholly or largely calcium (lime) carbonate. 4, record 1, English, - calcareous%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche calcaire
1, record 1, French, roche%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche calcareuse 2, record 1, French, roche%20calcareuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire d'origine principalement organogène mais pouvant être d'origine détritique ou chimique [dont le] principal constituant est le carbonate de Ca qui doit représenter au moins 50 p. cent. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La détection des roches calcaires se fait au moyen d'acide chlorhydrique dilué qui donne une vive effervescence à froid. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toute roche sédimentaire contenant au moins 50 % de carbonate de chaux (CaCO3) est une roche calcaire, ou, encore, un calcaire. [...] il en résulte une variété infinie de roches calcaires [...] 4, record 1, French, - roche%20calcaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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