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SILEXITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chert
1, record 1, English, chert
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silexite 2, record 1, English, silexite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard, dense microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary rock, consisting chiefly of interlocking crystals of quartz less than about 30 [micrometers] in diameter ... 3, record 1, English, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This rock] has conchoidal fracture ... it may be an organic or inorganic precipitate or a replacement product. 3, record 1, English, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... distinguished from flint by flat fracture, as opposed to conchoidal. 4, record 1, English, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[Silexite is] composed essentially of quartz + hematite + alkali feldspar. 2, record 1, English, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
chert: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - chert
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chert
1, record 1, French, chert
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- silexite 2, record 1, French, silexite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire siliceuse correspondant à un banc continu de silex. 3, record 1, French, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cherts sont des accidents siliceux en milieu siliceux, pauvres en éléments détritiques, à l'opposé des gaizes. Comme les chailles, elles semblent avoir une origine intra-sédimentaire. 4, record 1, French, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des silex on doit rapprocher les chailles opaques, brun clair; les silexites ou cherts; les meulières en partie creusées de cavités irrégulières, de couleur rouille ou fauve et formant souvent des bancs irréguliers. 5, record 1, French, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La silexite est] composée essentiellement de quartz + hématite + feldspath alcalin. 6, record 1, French, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chert : terme peu précis désignant des concrétions siliceuses que l'on rencontre en nodules, couches ou veines, au sein d'une autre roche. (Regroupe les chailles, silex, jaspes, etc.) 3, record 1, French, - chert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
chert : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - chert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- silexita
1, record 1, Spanish, silexita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca silícea, constituida por calcedonia, formada por sílice de origen orgánico [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - silexita
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