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greensand (soil) (sand, <soil by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Consists largely of glauconite, a greenish granular mineral containing up to 25% iron, with a large percentage of silica and some potash and aluminum, used especially as a water softener and as a source of potash.
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| greensand (soil) (preferred,C,U,LC,American English-P,D,U,N)
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| green-sand (soil) (C,U,British English-P,D,U,N)
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| groenzand (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| arenisca verde (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| arena verde (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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| glauconítica (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ combination inorganic/organic material (G) |
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.................... soil (G) |
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........................ <soil by composition or origin> (G) |
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............................ sand (G) |
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................................ greensand (soil) (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Bestaat grotendeels uit glauconiet, een groenachtig, korrelig mineraal dat tot 25% ijzer kan bevatten, met een hoog percentage aan silica en wat kaliumcarbonaat en aluminium; wordt vooral gebruikt als waterverzachter en als bron voor kaliumcarbonaat. |
| Spanish ..... Mineral granular verdoso compuesto fundamentalmente de glauconita. Contiene hasta 25% de hierro, un alto porcentaje de sílice y algo de potasio y aluminio, utilizada fundamentalmente como ablandadora de agua y como fuente de potasio.
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