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CATACLASTIC ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A rock that has been formed by shattering (cataclasis) which has been less extreme than in the case of a mylonite.

OBS

cataclasite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche contenant des fragments anguleux, résultant du métamorphisme dynamique [...]

OBS

roche cataclastique; cataclasite : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Roca de falla sin foliación tectónica o con un desarrollo pobre de ella y constituida por porfiroclastos, habitualmente angulosos, y fragmentos de roca embebidos en una matriz de composición similar, producida por deformación frágil con reducción de tamaño de grano cristalino y ligeramente recristalizada.

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