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LOOSE SEDIMENT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total free sulfide
1, record 1, English, total%20free%20sulfide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In areas where the seafloor has soft sediment(i. e., it consists of loose particles such as clay, mud, marl, sand, pebbles, gravel, shells or small stones), total free sulfide concentrations(i. e., dissolved sulfides) in marine sediment samples are measured and used as a proxy for oxic state(i. e., the oxygen content of the sediment). 1, record 1, English, - total%20free%20sulfide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- total free sulphide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfure libre total
1, record 1, French, sulfure%20libre%20total
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les zones où le fond marin contient des sédiments meubles (des particules lâches comme l'argile, la boue, la marne, le sable, les cailloux, le gravier, les coquillages ou les petites pierres), les concentrations de sulfure libre total (les sulfures dissous) dans les échantillons de sédiments marins sont mesurées et utilisées comme indicateur de l'état oxique (c'est-à-dire la teneur en oxygène des sédiments). 1, record 1, French, - sulfure%20libre%20total
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- colluvium
1, record 2, English, colluvium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- colluvial deposit 2, record 2, English, colluvial%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deposit that collects at the base of a cliff or slope sediments transported by gravity. 3, record 2, English, - colluvium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent placer deposits ... are found as colluvial deposits, valley-bottom alluvial blankets in gulches and other tributary valleys, bar deposits in major river systems and beach and nearshore marine deposits. 4, record 2, English, - colluvium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colluvium :[also refer to] loose bodies of sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low-grade slope or against a barrier on that slope, transported by gravity. 5, record 2, English, - colluvium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colluvion
1, record 2, French, colluvion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- colluvium 2, record 2, French, colluvium
correct, less frequent
- dépot colluvial 3, record 2, French, d%C3%A9pot%20colluvial
correct, masculine noun
- sédiment de glissement 4, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diment%20de%20glissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôt mis en place au pied d'un versant directement dominant. 5, record 2, French, - colluvion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts colluviaux ou colluvium sont constitués de débris de roches anguleuses, plutôt grossiers et presque sans stratification. Ils s'accumulent, par gravité, au bas des pentes abruptes. Ils forment quelquefois des talus et n'ont pas une grande importance. 6, record 2, French, - colluvion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les dépôts colluviaux sont en général situés très près des matériaux détritiques, anguleux, sans stratification nette [...], peu classés, les débris les plus fins étant près de la surface et les plus grossiers en profondeur. Bien souvent maudits des géologues parce qu'ils masquent les affleurements, ils fournissent aux géomorphologues des renseignements précieux sur le processus d'évolution des versants. 4, record 2, French, - colluvion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] à la différence d'un dépôt alluvial, une colluvion n'a subi qu'un bref transit qui n'a pu en modifier les caractéristiques initiales. 5, record 2, French, - colluvion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[ ...] sédiments où le transport est l'œuvre de la gravité, mais avec intervention de l'eau qui favorise le glissement [...] 4, record 2, French, - colluvion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- coluvión
1, record 2, Spanish, coluvi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tunnel valley
1, record 3, English, tunnel%20valley
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tunneldal 1, record 3, English, tunneldal
- Rinnental 1, record 3, English, Rinnental
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shallow trench cut in drift and other loose material, or in bedrock, by a subglacial stream not loaded with coarse sediment. 1, record 3, English, - tunnel%20valley
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunneldal: Etymology: Danish. 1, record 3, English, - tunnel%20valley
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rinnental: Etymology: German ... 1, record 3, English, - tunnel%20valley
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vallée-tunnel
1, record 3, French, vall%C3%A9e%2Dtunnel
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ravin sous-glaciaire 2, record 3, French, ravin%20sous%2Dglaciaire
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vallée creusée par un cours d'eau sous-glaciaire dans des matériaux meubles. 3, record 3, French, - vall%C3%A9e%2Dtunnel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Precious Stones (Mining)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- loose sediment
1, record 4, English, loose%20sediment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- unconsolidated sediment 2, record 4, English, unconsolidated%20sediment
correct
- soft sediment 3, record 4, English, soft%20sediment
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diamonds ... are found in unconsolidated and consolidated sediments (placers and paleoplacers) ... 2, record 4, English, - loose%20sediment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Exploitation de pierres précieuses
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sédiment meuble
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9diment%20meuble
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sédiment non consolidé 1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9diment%20non%20consolid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'once d'or étant passé de 35$ U.S. à plus de 800$ U.S. (janvier 1980), l'intérêt pour la récupération du métal jaune à partir des sédiments meubles a centuplé. 2, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9diment%20meuble
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les diamants se rencontrent dans [...] des sédiments non consolidés ou lithifiés (placers et paléoplacers) [...] 3, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9diment%20meuble
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sedimentary rock
1, record 5, English, sedimentary%20rock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock resulting from the consolidation of loose sediment that has accumulated in layers. 2, record 5, English, - sedimentary%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sandstone, shale, and limestone are sedimentary rocks. 3, record 5, English, - sedimentary%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Examples may include] a clastic rock (such as conglomerate or tillite) consisting of mechanically formed fragments of older rock transported from its source and deposited in water or from air or ice; or a chemical rock (such as rock salt or gypsum) formed by precipitation from solution; or an organic rock (such as certain limestones) consisting of the remains or secretions of plants and animals. 2, record 5, English, - sedimentary%20rock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche sédimentaire
1, record 5, French, roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche formée par le dépôt plus ou moins continu de matériaux prélevés sur les continents après altération des roches préexistantes et transport par des agents mécaniques externes (eau ou vent). 2, record 5, French, - roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'après leur origine, on distingue les roches sédimentaires détritiques (accumulation de débris variés : sable, grès), physico-chimiques (précipitation d'ions : calcaire, silex), organiques (dues aux êtres vivants (hydrocarbures, charbons)). 2, record 5, French, - roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches sédimentaires se sont formées à la surface de la Terre, et résultent de l'activité des êtres vivants, de la précipitation de substances chimiques ou de l'action des systèmes d'érosion. 3, record 5, French, - roche%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca sedimentaria
1, record 5, Spanish, roca%20sedimentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca exógena originada por un proceso de sedimentación. Presenta estructuras características como la estratificación o disposición en estratos o capas superpuestas. 1, record 5, Spanish, - roca%20sedimentaria
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-06-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Food Industries
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- siliceous earth
1, record 6, English, siliceous%20earth
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loose, friable, soft, porous, lightweight, fine-grained, and usually white siliceous sediment, usually derived from the remains of organisms. 2, record 6, English, - siliceous%20earth
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- terre siliceuse
1, record 6, French, terre%20siliceuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-11-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- lithify 1, record 7, English, lithify
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to consolidate from a loose sediment to a solid rock.(Glossary of Geology, AGI). 1, record 7, English, - lithify
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lapidifier 1, record 7, French, lapidifier
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lapidification: transformation d'une roche meuble en pierre. 1, record 7, French, - lapidifier
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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