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FLINT [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 1, English, flint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: an item in the "Temperature Control Equipment" class of the "Furnishings" category. 2, record 1, English, - flint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre de fusil
1, record 1, French, pierre%20de%20fusil
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre à feu 1, record 1, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20feu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre de fusil; pierre à feu : objets de la classe «Équipement de régulation de la température» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires». 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20fusil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- firestone
1, record 2, English, firestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- flint 2, record 2, English, flint
correct
- silex 3, record 2, English, silex
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, very hard, somewhat impure variety of chalcedony, usually black or of various shades of gray, breaking with a conchoidal fracture, and striking fire with steel. 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: A term that has been considered as a mineral name ... 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silex: The French term for flint. 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 2, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de quartz du type calcédoine, constituant des accidents dans des couches calcaires, formée de silice d'origine biochimique, précipitant dès le début de la diagenèse dans le sédiment encore meuble. 2, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les silex sont parfois en lits continus, mais plus souvent en rognons disséminés ou groupés en niveaux parallèles à la stratification [...] Le silex est une roche dure, à grain très fin (calcédoine et quartz cryptocristallins, sans grains détritiques), jaune clair, brune à noire, à cassure lisse et conchoïdale, à éclat luisant; les éclats de silex sont à bords aigus et translucides. 3, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les silex constituent de bons agrégats pour les bétons. La pierre meulière est un silex caverneux en éléments atteignant de grandes dimensions. 4, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On s'est servi du silex comme pierre à fusil et comme pierre à briquet, car, utilisé en frappant du fer ou de l'acier, il arrache des particules de métal dont la température est assez élevée pour allumer de la poudre ou de l'amadou. 5, record 2, French, - silex
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedernal
1, record 2, Spanish, pedernal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- piedra de chispa 2, record 2, Spanish, piedra%20de%20chispa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de cuarzo compuesta por sílice con pequeñas cantidades de agua y alúmina. 3, record 2, Spanish, - pedernal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produce chispas al ser golpeado con el eslabón. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pedernal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 3, English, flint
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- firestone 2, record 3, English, firestone
correct
- gunflint 3, record 3, English, gunflint
correct
- gun flint 4, record 3, English, gun%20flint
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the trigger was pulled, the end of the sear was withdrawn. The spring, thus released impelled the cock forward in a short arc. The flint in the jaws of the cock struck the steel a glancing blow, producing a shower of sparks which dropped into the priming powder in the flash-pan below. 5, record 3, English, - flint
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: term standardized by ISO 6, record 3, English, - flint
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fire stone
- flint stone
- flintstone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 3, French, silex
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pierre à silex 2, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct
- pierre à feu 3, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20feu
see observation
- pierre à fusil 4, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20fusil
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existait depuis longtemps une arme plus légère et plus commode [que le mousquet], le fusil, dont la mise de feu est obtenue par le choc d'un silex sur une pièce d'acier : le chien, tenant un silex entre ses mâchoires, est bandé par un ressort et retenu armé par une gâchette; l'action du doigt sur la détente efface la gâchette, et le silex s'abat sur une pièce d'acier [...], créant une gerbe d'étincelles qui enflamme la poudre d'amorce. 5, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre à feu : Dans les encyclopédies générales et dans l'usage courant, le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme spécifique et désigne le silex utilisé dans les platines à silex. Cependant, à la lecture d'ouvrages plus spécialisés, on remarque que le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme générique, car il peut désigner d'une part le silex de la platine à silex, d'autre part les pyrites de la platine à rouet. 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pierre à fusil : Même remarque que pour pierre à feu. 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
silex: terme normalisé par l'ISO 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 4, English, flint
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variety of chert, which occurs commonly as nodules and bands in chalk. 2, record 4, English, - flint
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Flint] is deposited in the porous, permeable structures of sponge, diatom, and echinoid skeletons and also in burrows. 2, record 4, English, - flint
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This term is widely used for a dark subvariety of chert. It has been proposed to drop the term or reserve it for artifacts. 3, record 4, English, - flint
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- silex de la craie
1, record 4, French, silex%20de%20la%20craie
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] concentrations de silice non clastique qui apparaissent, soit en nodules plus ou moins gros et de forme très irrégulière, soit en lits ou en bancs plus ou moins continus et d'épaisseur variable. 2, record 4, French, - silex%20de%20la%20craie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces matériaux siliceux s'alignent toujours parallèlement à la stratification et constituent comme des corps étrangers inclus dans la masse de la craie. 2, record 4, French, - silex%20de%20la%20craie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geoquímica
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- sílex
1, record 4, Spanish, s%C3%ADlex
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuarzo criptocristalino que se encuentra en el seno de la creta y otras rocas calizas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - s%C3%ADlex
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-11-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Flintshire
1, record 5, English, Flintshire
correct, Great Britain
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Flint 2, record 5, English, Flint
correct, Great Britain
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Flintshire
1, record 5, French, Flintshire
correct, masculine noun, Great Britain
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Flint 2, record 5, French, Flint
correct, masculine noun, Great Britain
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancien comté du nord-est du Pays de Galles. 2, record 5, French, - Flintshire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-07-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 6, English, flint
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An implement of flint used by primitive man. 1, record 6, English, - flint
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Archéologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- outil en silex
1, record 6, French, outil%20en%20silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitat de l'homme de Tautevel. Partout les sols sont jonchés d'ossements et d'outils en quartz ou en silex. 1, record 6, French, - outil%20en%20silex
Record 6, Key term(s)
- silex
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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