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BIOCLASTIC ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
DEF

A rock consisting primarily of fragments that are broken from preexisting rocks, or pulverized or arranged, by the action of living organisms, such as by plant roots or earthworms (...) The rock need not consist of organic material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
CONT

Si, parmi les éléments détritiques [d'une roche clastique], il y a de nombreux débris de coquilles (restes d'animaux marins, surtout d'invertébrés) on parle de roches "bioclastiques".

Spanish

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