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Record 1 2004-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A fine-grained, fissile, clayey sandstone (as distinguished from a more siliceous and gritty one) ...

OBS

General term for a clastic sedimentary rock composed of particles between 1/16 and 4 mm in diameter (sand and granule or coarse sand); equivalent to arenite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Grès souvent argileux, riche en micas d'origine détritique (muscovite surtout) déposés en lits minces, créant un délitage en plaquettes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Arenisca arcillosa fácilmente disgregable en razón de su contenido en mica blanco detrítico.

OBS

Constituida por granos finos de 2 a 1/16 milímetros.

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