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fining-upward [2 records]

Record 1 2005-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

The Nacimiento and Eureka deposits in the Triassic Chinle Formation in New Mexico are ... found in crudely fining-upward fluvial units ...

CONT

Fluvial rocks, especially in more permeable lower parts of fining-upward cycles, are very typical host rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Cette séquence [turbiditique] [...] correspond de bas en haut à des couches déposées par un courant d'énergie décroissante. Elle comprend [...] une couche de sable grossier (rudites à arénites) à granodécroissance vers le haut, reposant sur les pélites de la séquence précédente [...]

OBS

séquence positive : [...] série simple, établie dans les clastiques et dont la granulométrie décroît vers le haut [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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