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Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
CONT

According to Crickmay (1967) bocanne is the process of autogenous combustion of carbonaceous shale or coal-bearing strata, and buchite, by glossary definition, is a partly fused shale or clay resulting from intense thermal metamorphism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
CONT

Des zones actives de roches cuites par le feu ou «bocannes» apparaissent dans certaines couches de roches le long des falaises littorales et dans les régions de glissement de terrain.

Spanish

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