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BANDED ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A rock characterized by a succession of thin layers of differing composition or color ...

CONT

Sulphide facies ... consists of pyritic carbonaceous argillites - thinly banded rocks with organic matter plus carbon making up 7-8% ... The banding is due to the concentration of pyrite into certain layers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche dont la tranche est formée d'alternances de lits de couleurs différentes.

CONT

[...] la latéritisation est presque toujours progressive [...]. [...] la roche devient blanche, fragile, parfois rubanée ou tachetée de rouge.

CONT

Les roches rubanées ou formées de masses de composition différente sont ordinairement remplacées sélectivement, les rubans qui se prêtent le moins bien à la substitution demeurant à peu près intacts [...]

Spanish

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