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DESICCATION MARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- desiccation crack
1, record 1, English, desiccation%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drying crack 1, record 1, English, drying%20crack
correct
- desiccation fissure 1, record 1, English, desiccation%20fissure
correct
- desiccation mark 1, record 1, English, desiccation%20mark
correct
- klizoglyph 1, record 1, English, klizoglyph
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crack in sediment, produced by drying; esp. a mud crack. 1, record 1, English, - desiccation%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "mud crack," "shrinkage crack," and "syneresis crack." 2, record 1, English, - desiccation%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fente de dessiccation
1, record 1, French, fente%20de%20dessiccation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fissure de dessiccation 2, record 1, French, fissure%20de%20dessiccation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fissure apparaissant dans des matériaux meubles à forte teneur en argile, après une période de sécheresse. 3, record 1, French, - fente%20de%20dessiccation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grieta de desecación
1, record 1, Spanish, grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grietas, generalmente en el barro o arcillas, producidas por la rápida desecación de la superficie. 2, record 1, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si hay un depósito sobre esta superficie, las grietas (i.e. de desecación) quedan fosilizadas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] grietas de desecación actuales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grieta%20de%20desecaci%C3%B3n
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