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Record 1 1998-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A sedimentary facies that contains sediments produced in the neritic environment of the shelf seas marginal to a low-lying, stable land surface.

OBS

It is also known as "shelly facies" in recognition of the importance of its characteristic carbonate rocks and fossil shells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

Le faciès terrestre, comprenant les argiles résiduelles, bauxites, loess, argiles morainiques, sables éoliens, etc. Les fossiles éventuels sont des plantes et vertébrés terrestres, des escargots, etc.

Spanish

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