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Record 1 1999-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Angular particle of a soil, whose edges have become blunted through corrosion or attrition.

CONT

Greywackes consist of fine to coarse, angular to sub-angular particles which are mainly rock fragments (lithic fragments).

CONT

Sandstones consisting of subangular quartz grains ... are common ...

Key term(s)
  • sub-angular grain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Grain angulaire d'un sol, dont les arêtes ont été émoussées par corrosion ou attrition.

OBS

subangular : subangulaire; subanguleux.

Spanish

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