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Record 1 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Resembling, made of, or containing sand or sandy particles.

OBS

... not to be confused with siliceous.

OBS

... psammitic ... although precisely equivalent to arenaceous, [it] is now used almost entirely to describe metamorphosed arenaceous rocks.

OBS

sdy: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports.

PHR

Arenaceous host.

PHR

Arenaceous shale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[En parlant d'une roche] qui est de la nature ou qui a l'aspect du sable.

PHR

Terrain sableux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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