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Record 1 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

Purplish-red soils developed on hard limestones in a Mediterranean climate.

Key term(s)
  • terra rosa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] «la terra rossa», complexe argileux des pays méditerranéens, est considérée classiquement comme un résidu de la dissolution des calcaires. Mais on y trouve des minéraux détritiques exogènes et la terra rossa recouvre aussi les granites, gneiss et micaschistes des Maures [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geología
DEF

Arcilla rubificada, abundante en zonas mediterráneas y formada por descarbonatación de rocas calizas.

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