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Record 1 2020-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

A dreikanter is a wind-carved stone, generally with three sides, a flat base, two faces under the sharp crest, rounded edges and a matt surface. Dreikanters are found on the surface of deserts or in geological layers formed under arid climatic conditions with high saltating sandladen winds.

OBS

A term loosely applied ... for a wind-worn pebble having more than three edges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Le dreikanter est un caillou façonné en forme de pyramide, généralement à trois faces avec une base plate, des arêtes adoucies et une surface dépolie, que l'on rencontre à la surface des déserts, ou dans des couches géologiques mises en place sous un climat de type aride avec des vents forts chargés de sable en saltation.

OBS

Doux au toucher.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Canto poliédrico, cuyas caras o facetas han sido labradas por el viento cargado de partículas sólidas.

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