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MARBLE LIMESTONE [20 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- granoblastic
1, record 1, English, granoblastic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a limestone undergoes a regional or possibly a contact metamorphism, it becomes a "marble. "The texture of marbles is called granoblastic, which means that the grains are formed during the recrystallization and are approximately equidimensional... 2, record 1, English, - granoblastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- granoblastique
1, record 1, French, granoblastique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vesuvianite
1, record 2, English, vesuvianite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- idocrase 2, record 2, English, idocrase
correct
- pyramidal garnet 3, record 2, English, pyramidal%20garnet
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vesuvianite is a mineral often found in rocks where igneous intrusions have penetrated limestone, dolomite, or marble. In this environment of contact metamorphism, recrystallized rocks near the margins of the intrusions often have a texture of interlocking grains without a preferred orientation. 4, record 2, English, - vesuvianite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vésuvianite
1, record 2, French, v%C3%A9suvianite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- idocrase 2, record 2, French, idocrase
correct, feminine noun
- vésuvienne 3, record 2, French, v%C3%A9suvienne
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- gemme du Vésuve 4, record 2, French, gemme%20du%20V%C3%A9suve
correct, feminine noun, archaic
- grenat quadratique 5, record 2, French, grenat%20quadratique
correct, masculine noun, archaic
- hyacinthe du Vésuve 6, record 2, French, hyacinthe%20du%20V%C3%A9suve
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral [...] du système cristallin quadratique [qui] se présente en cristaux tabulaires ou prismatiques, striés longitudinalement, à éclat vitro-résineux, vert, jaune, brun rouge, parfois bleu ciel. 7, record 2, French, - v%C3%A9suvianite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec un indice de dureté de 6,5 sur l'échelle de Mohs et bénéficiant d'un bel aspect translucide ou transparent, elle peut être utilisée comme une pierre précieuse selon sa matière et sa couleur. On la trouve dans de nombreuses régions du monde, avec des couleurs et des qualités différentes, et un indice de rareté qui va de peu commun à rare. 8, record 2, French, - v%C3%A9suvianite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Estudio de las gemas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vesubiana
1, record 2, Spanish, vesubiana
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- vesubianita 1, record 2, Spanish, vesubianita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de aluminio y calcio, con magnesio y hierro, que cristaliza en el sistema cuadrático; se encuentra en forma de cristales prismáticos, de color entre verde y pardo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - vesubiana
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crystalline limestone
1, record 3, English, crystalline%20limestone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marble formed by the recrystallization of sedimentary limestone strata. 2, record 3, English, - crystalline%20limestone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As the result of recrystallization, the calcite grains composing the limestone increased in size and the enlarged calcite crystals became mutually interlocking. 2, record 3, English, - crystalline%20limestone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- calcaire cristallin
1, record 3, French, calcaire%20cristallin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roche qui résulte de la cristallisation de la calcite dans le calcaire sédimentaire. 2, record 3, French, - calcaire%20cristallin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme général désignant les roches calcaires à cristaux de calcite visibles à la loupe ou à l'œil nu, et ayant souvent une cassure translucide à grain saccharoïde. Il s'agit souvent de calcaire métamorphisé. 3, record 3, French, - calcaire%20cristallin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-09-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- specified substances
1, record 4, English, specified%20substances
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Used in reference to] any of carving stone, flint, limestone, marble, gypsum, shale, slate, clay, sand, gravel, construction stone, sodium chloride, volcanic ash, earth, soil, diatomaceous earth, ochre, marland peat. 2, record 4, English, - specified%20substances
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
specified substance: term usually used in the plural in the Umbrella Final Agreement / Gwich’in, in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement / Gwich’in, Mackenzie Delta, and in the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. 3, record 4, English, - specified%20substances
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
specified substances: term and observation taken from the agreements as indicated above. 3, record 4, English, - specified%20substances
Record 4, Key term(s)
- specified substance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Droit autochtone
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- matières spécifiées
1, record 4, French, mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- substances désignées 1, record 4, French, substances%20d%C3%A9sign%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
- substances spécifiées 1, record 4, French, substances%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Signifie] la pierre à tailler, le silex, le calcaire, le marbre, le gypse, le shale, l'ardoise, l'argile, le sable, le gravier, la pierre de construction, le chlorure de sodium, les cendres volcaniques, la terre, le sol, la terre à diatomées, l'ocre, la marne et la tourbe. 1, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
matière spécifiée : terme employé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Accord-cadre définitif des Gwich'in. 2, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
matières spécifiées : terme et observation relevés dans l'Accord-cadre définitif des Gwich'in. 2, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
substance désignée : terme relevé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale des Gwich'in, delta du Mackenzie. 2, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 OBS
substance spécifiée : terme relevé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Accord entre les Inuit de la région du Nunavut et Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (1993). 2, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 6 OBS
En 2008, le Bureau de la traduction a recommandé l'accord en genre et en nombre des termes «Inuit» (nom propre) et «inuit» (adjectif). 3, record 4, French, - mati%C3%A8res%20sp%C3%A9cifi%C3%A9es
Record 4, Key term(s)
- matière spécifiée
- substance désignée
- substance spécifiée
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unfoliated
1, record 5, English, unfoliated
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- nonfoliated 2, record 5, English, nonfoliated
correct
- non-foliated 2, record 5, English, non%2Dfoliated
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A non-foliated rock is a metamorphic rock that does not display a lamellar texture or distinct light and dark banding common to foliated metamorphic rocks. Non-foliated rock includes quartzite, marble, and metabasalt. Non-foliated metamorphic rocks are most often derived from single mineral sedimentary rocks like limestone and quartz sandstone. 2, record 5, English, - unfoliated
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unfoliated: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 5, English, - unfoliated
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- non folié
1, record 5, French, non%20foli%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- non feuilleté 2, record 5, French, non%20feuillet%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches métamorphiques sont classées en deux grandes classes : roches foliées (qui montrent une orientation préférentielle de minéraux visibles à l'oil nu) et non foliées. 3, record 5, French, - non%20foli%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le quartzite est une roche non foliée qui appartient au bouclier précambrien de la région d'Ottawa-Gatineau. 4, record 5, French, - non%20foli%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non folié: terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - non%20foli%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- continental crust
1, record 6, English, continental%20crust
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the Earth’s crust located underneath the continents as well as underneath the continental shelf. 2, record 6, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The continental crust accounts for only about one-third of the Earth's global surface, but it forms all the major landmasses and their fringing shallow seas. It ranges from 16 to 45 miles(25 to 70 km), with the thickest portions underlying young mountain belts, and it has huge variations in composition—from sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, coal, and limestone... through metamorphic rocks such as marble and slate... to igneous rocks such as granite and gabbro... 3, record 6, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The oceanic crust lies atop Earth’s mantle, as does the continental crust. 4, record 6, English, - continental%20crust
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... there are two distinctly different types of crust – oceanic and continental. Variations in their composition, density, and thickness help to account for difference in their topography, relative age, and history of formation. 3, record 6, English, - continental%20crust
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- croûte continentale
1, record 6, French, cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- écorce continentale 2, record 6, French, %C3%A9corce%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la croûte terrestre qui se trouve sous les continents, y compris sous la plate-forme continentale. 3, record 6, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La croûte continentale est épaisse (35 km en moyenne, jusqu'à 80 km sous les chaînes de montagnes). Elle est constituée principalement de roches granitiques et de roches sédimentaires. 4, record 6, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au cours de temps géologiques, l’écorce se différencia en une croûte continentale formée principalement de roches granitiques [...] et en une croûte océanique formée de roches balsatiques [...] 5, record 6, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20continentale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- corteza continental
1, record 6, Spanish, corteza%20continental
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Casi todos los yacimientos minerales que se conocen, incluso los más antiguos, se encuentran en la corteza continental, bien en secuencias de rocas que reflejan la proximidad de ésta durante el período de mineralización o bien en fragmentos de corteza oceánica que se han integrado en la corteza continental. 1, record 6, Spanish, - corteza%20continental
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-02-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- calcite
1, record 7, English, calcite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- glass tiff 2, record 7, English, glass%20tiff
correct, less frequent
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form, clearing readily into rhombohedrons, and including besides common limestone chalk, marble dogtooth spar, iceland spar, stalactites, and stalagmites. 3, record 7, English, - calcite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: CaCO3 4, record 7, English, - calcite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Calcite nodule. 5, record 7, English, - calcite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- calcite
1, record 7, French, calcite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbonate naturel de calcium cristallisé [...] qui constitue la gangue de nombreux filons. 2, record 7, French, - calcite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La calcite a servi à l'établissement des lois fondamentales de la cristallographie. Elle est rhomboédrique. Ses formes sont très nombreuses dans la nature. Citons, parmi les plus fréquentes : le rhomboèdre, le scalénoèdre, le prisme hexagonal. Elle possède trois clivages parallèles aux faces d'un rhomboèdre. Sa densité est 2,71 et sa dureté 3. C'est un cristal uniaxe négatif présentant une forte biréfringence (spath d'Islande). La craie est une variété de calcite. On trouve également la calcite dans les stalactites, les stalagmites, le marbre blanc de Carrare et de Paros, l'albâtre calcaire - dont l'onyx d'Algérie est une variété -, la pierre lithographique [...] 2, record 7, French, - calcite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nodule de calcite. 3, record 7, French, - calcite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : CaCO3 4, record 7, French, - calcite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- calcita
1, record 7, Spanish, calcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito mineral de carbonato cálcico cristalino. 2, record 7, Spanish, - calcita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La calcita es uno de los minerales más comunes, dado que es el constituyente de la creta y el de la ganga que acompaña a muchos minerales en sus filones. [...] La calcita cristaliza en el sistema romboédrico y sus cristales generalmente incoloros, suelen ser muy birrefringentes [...] 3, record 7, Spanish, - calcita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: CaCO3 4, record 7, Spanish, - calcita
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Geochemistry
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- calcium carbonate
1, record 8, English, calcium%20carbonate
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Ca-carbonate 2, record 8, English, Ca%2Dcarbonate
avoid
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical combination of calcium, carbon, and oxygen [of which the] main constituent is limestone. 3, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
White powder or colorless crystals;... one of the most stable, common, and widely dispersed of materials. It occurs in nature as aragonite, calcite, chalk, limestone, lithographic stone, marble, marl and travertine. 4, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uranium Refining Wastes ... tend to be sludges and residues containing calcium sulfate or carbonate (limed raffinate), calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride and ammonium nitrate. 5, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Calcium carbonate forms a tenacious white scale in water-handling facilities and is one of the compounds that causes water hardness. 3, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: CaCO3 3, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ca-carbonate: term very widely used in the geochemistry field even if it is labelled TO BE AVOIDED. 6, record 8, English, - calcium%20carbonate
Record 8, Key term(s)
- Ca carbonate
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Géochimie
- Déchets nucléaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- carbonate de calcium
1, record 8, French, carbonate%20de%20calcium
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé de calcium et de carbonate [se trouvant] dans la nature sous plusieurs formes, en particulier l'aragonite et la calcite, ou spath d'Islande. 2, record 8, French, - carbonate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le carbonate de calcium [...] est très répandu dans la nature; [...] les pierres calcaires (marbre, craie, moellons) en sont essentiellement formées; les coquillages [...] en contiennent. 3, record 8, French, - carbonate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fort peu soluble dans l'eau pure [...], le carbonate de calcium se transforme en bicarbonate dans les eaux riches en anhydride carbonique [...] 2, record 8, French, - carbonate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : CaCO3 4, record 8, French, - carbonate%20de%20calcium
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Geoquímica
- Desechos nucleares
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonato de calcio
1, record 8, Spanish, carbonato%20de%20calcio
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: CaCO3 2, record 8, Spanish, - carbonato%20de%20calcio
Record 9 - internal organization data 2007-08-13
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- alvar
1, record 9, English, alvar
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally open areas of thin soil over limestone or marble bedrock, which host a distinctive vegetation community--including a considerable number of rare plants. 1, record 9, English, - alvar
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- alvar
1, record 9, French, alvar
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plaine calcaire parsemée de végétation capable de tolérer des conditions d'humidité ou de sécheresse extrêmes. 1, record 9, French, - alvar
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les alvars possèdent une flore unique qui tire avantage des variations extrêmes d'humidité, du sol calcifié et des failles dans la roche-mère. 1, record 9, French, - alvar
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2006-01-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- cooling
1, record 10, English, cooling
correct, adjective
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the genetic model for Pb-Zn-Ag skarns, limestone and calcareous pelite adjacent to a cooling and crystallizing batholith, stock, or dyke-sill complex undergoes isochemical thermal metamorphism to marble and calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 10, English, - cooling
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The sediments at Middle Valley, which are 300 to 600 m thick, provide natural hydrological and thermal insulation, greatly reducing heat loss from the underlying cooling oceanic crust ... 1, record 10, English, - cooling
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- en cours de refroidissement
1, record 10, French, en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- en voie de refroidissement 1, record 10, French, en%20voie%20de%20refroidissement
correct
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le modèle génétique proposé pour la formation des skarns à Pb-Zn-Ag, les calcaires et les pélites calcareuses adjacents à un batholite, à un stock ou à un complexe de dykes et de filons-couches en cours de refroidissement et de cristallisation se transforment en marbres et en cornéennes calco-silicatées sous l'action d'un thermométamorphisme isochimique. 1, record 10, French, - en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les sédiments de la vallée Middle, qui montrent une épaisseur de 300 à 600 m, assurent une isolation hydrologique et thermique naturelle, réduisant ainsi grandement les pertes de chaleur à travers la croûte océanique sous-jacente en voie de refroidissement [...] 1, record 10, French, - en%20cours%20de%20refroidissement
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2004-11-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- calcitic lime
1, record 11, English, calcitic%20lime
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calcitic lime consists of finely ground calcitic limestone containing 32-40% Calcium. It is used to raise a soil’s pH and to add calcium. Calcitic lime must contain at least 70% calcium carbonate (CaCO3). 1, record 11, English, - calcitic%20lime
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcitic :[derived from] calcite [which is] a mineral CaCo3 consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form and including common limestone, chalk, and marble. 2, record 11, English, - calcitic%20lime
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- chaux calcitique
1, record 11, French, chaux%20calcitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gestion du sol et usage de fertilisants [...] La chaux calcitique contient surtout du carbonate de calcium [...] 1, record 11, French, - chaux%20calcitique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2004-10-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Petrography
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- crystallizing
1, record 12, English, crystallizing
correct, adjective
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the genetic model for Pb-Zn-Ag skarns, limestone and calcareous pelite adjacent to a cooling and crystallizing batholith, stock, or dyke-sill complex undergoes isochemical thermal metamorphism to marble and calc-silicate hornfels. 1, record 12, English, - crystallizing
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The style of mineralization ... depends on the magnitude of pressure developed within the crystallizing magma by the metal-rich aqueous fluids ... 1, record 12, English, - crystallizing
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Pétrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- en cours de cristallisation
1, record 12, French, en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- en voie de cristallisation 1, record 12, French, en%20voie%20de%20cristallisation
correct
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le modèle génétique proposé pour la formation des skarns à Pb-Zn-Ag, les calcaires et les pélites calcareuses adjacents à un batholite, à un stock ou à un complexe de dykes et de filons-couches en cours de refroidissement et de cristallisation se transforment en marbres et en cornéennes calco-silicatées sous l'action d'un thermométamorphisme isochimique. 1, record 12, French, - en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le style de minéralisation produit [...] dépend de la pression générée dans le magma en voie de cristallisation par les fluides aqueux métallifères [...] 1, record 12, French, - en%20cours%20de%20cristallisation
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- attack speed of limestone
1, record 13, English, attack%20speed%20of%20limestone
proposal
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- speed of attack of limestone 1, record 13, English, speed%20of%20attack%20of%20limestone
proposal
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some stones are more resistant to attack while others are extremely vulnerable. Limestones, calcareous sandstones, and marble are among those at high risk.... Acid attack of limestone and its implications. The major causes of the decay of stone are soluble salt crystallization, frost action, and the attack of acid gases in the air. 2, record 13, English, - attack%20speed%20of%20limestone
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- vitesse d'attaque des calcaires
1, record 13, French, vitesse%20d%27attaque%20des%20calcaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapidité plus ou moins grande de la dissolution des calcaires dans un liquide agressif. 1, record 13, French, - vitesse%20d%27attaque%20des%20calcaires
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette rapidité varie avec la finesse des grains de la roche, avec la taille et le nombre des diaclases, avec la composition chimique et minéralogique de la roche, avec la température de l'air et la pression atmosphérique, avec la nature des acides contenus dans les eaux d'infiltration. 1, record 13, French, - vitesse%20d%27attaque%20des%20calcaires
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- Marble Bay Formation
1, record 14, English, Marble%20Bay%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 14, English, - Marble%20Bay%20Formation
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plant on Lulu Island near Vancouver obtains limestone from the Triassic Marble Bay Formation on Texada Island. 3, record 14, English, - Marble%20Bay%20Formation
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 14, English, - Marble%20Bay%20Formation
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- formation de Marble Bay
1, record 14, French, formation%20de%20Marble%20Bay
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 14, French, - formation%20de%20Marble%20Bay
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 14, French, - formation%20de%20Marble%20Bay
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La cimenterie de l'île Lulu, près de Vancouver, emploie le calcaire de la formation de Marble Bay du Trias, de l'île Texada. 3, record 14, French, - formation%20de%20Marble%20Bay
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- Bide Arm Formation
1, record 15, English, Bide%20Arm%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 15, English, - Bide%20Arm%20Formation
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Bide Arm [Formation] rests on Lower Ordovician dolomite and limestone and consists of about 1, 500 feet of dark grey limestone, blue-grey dolomite, and marble. 3, record 15, English, - Bide%20Arm%20Formation
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- formation de Bide Arm
1, record 15, French, formation%20de%20Bide%20Arm
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 15, French, - formation%20de%20Bide%20Arm
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 15, French, - formation%20de%20Bide%20Arm
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La formation de Bide Arm repose sur de la dolomie et du calcaire de l'Ordovicien inférieur, et est formée d'environ 1,500 pieds de calcaire gris foncé, de dolomie bleu-gris et de marbre. 3, record 15, French, - formation%20de%20Bide%20Arm
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1998-10-05
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Petrography
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- Grenville series
1, record 16, English, Grenville%20series
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
- Grenville 2, record 16, English, Grenville
correct
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enormous sheets of limestone, marble, and dolomite with interbedded quartzites, sometimes graphitic, and hornblende schists; over 90, 000 feet in thickness; occurring in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and in the Adirondacks... 3, record 16, English, - Grenville%20series
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... is considered to be the equivalents of the Huronian series. 3, record 16, English, - Grenville%20series
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Pétrographie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- série de Grenville
1, record 16, French, s%C3%A9rie%20de%20Grenville
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 1986-04-15
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- marmorization
1, record 17, English, marmorization
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
- marmorosis 1, record 17, English, marmorosis
correct
- marmarization 2, record 17, English, marmarization
correct
- marmarosis 3, record 17, English, marmarosis
correct
- marbleization 4, record 17, English, marbleization
correct
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conversion of limestone into marble by any process of metamorphism. 1, record 17, English, - marmorization
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- marmorisation
1, record 17, French, marmorisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation des calcaires, en marbre par recristallisation, en général sous l'influence du métamorphisme. 2, record 17, French, - marmorisation
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 1983-05-06
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 18, Main entry term, English
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a buff or brown limestone, soft and coarse as contrasted with marble, often filled with fossil shells, this is the most frequent building stone employed by the Greeks 1, record 18, English, - poros
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 1978-08-03
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- marmarize
1, record 19, English, marmarize
correct, verb
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
- marmorize 1, record 19, English, marmorize
correct
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To subject to [marmarosis] 1, record 19, English, - marmarize
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Marmarosis : the conversion of limestone into marble by metamorphism. 1, record 19, English, - marmarize
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- marmoriser
1, record 19, French, marmoriser
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transformer en marbre. 1, record 19, French, - marmoriser
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 1977-05-16
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- griotte
1, record 20, English, griotte
correct, France
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A French quarryman's term for a marble or fine grained limestone of red color, often variegated with small dashes of purple and spots or streaks of white or brown. It includes goniatite shells and is often used as an ornamental stone. 1, record 20, English, - griotte
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- marbre griotte
1, record 20, French, marbre%20griotte
correct, France
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] des calcaires noduleux du Dévonien moyen et supérieur nommés «marbres griottes». Les nodules en forme d'amandes sont allongés par compaction, plus clairs que le ciment et se détachent sur la couleur rouge de la pâte ambiante. Ils sont accompagnés de formations de croûtes ferrugineuses; de petits galets calcaires, de fossiles [...] 1, record 20, French, - marbre%20griotte
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
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