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CALCIRUDITE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Dolomite or limestone formed of worn or broken pieces of coral or shells or of limestone fragments coarser than sand.

OBS

The interstices are filled with sand, calcite, or mud, the whole bound together with a calcareous cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Sédiment calcaire formé d'éléments détritiques plus grands que 2 mm.

OBS

La calcirudite est formée de débris d'organismes plus grossiers [que ceux qui forment la calcarénite], cimentés et consolidés.

Spanish

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