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DETRITAL CLAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
OBS

After being transported, the fine fraction is carried off to basins of sedimentation. It is deposited in a sedimentary series, intermediate to, or alternating with sands and chemical sediments. These detrital clays issue from either the direct erosion of continental rocks or from the reworking of soils, with all the possible intermediate stages and mixtures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
OBS

Il s'agit de la fraction fine qui se dépose, (...) entre les derniers sables et les premières précipitations chimiques. Ce sont des argiles héritées des sols ou des roches du continent (...)

Spanish

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