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Record 1 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A silica rock formed by deposition of dissolved silica in the siliceous bed-earth of coal seams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche formée par l'infiltration de silice en solution colloïdale dans le sous-sol siliceux d'une couche de charbon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

In England, a highly siliceous seat earth of coal seams.

OBS

A local name ... [used] in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and North of England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Petrography
DEF

A mixture of ground quartz and fireclay used as a furnace lining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Mélange calorifuge fait de quartz et d'argile réfractaire.

Spanish

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