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EFFECT THUNDER LIGHTNING [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

Effect of thunder and lightning. The effects vary greatly with rock upon which it falls. On the hard rocks of the high peaks, it leads to star-shaped explosions. On siliceous rocks, there is melting with a droplike coating. In the sands, the lightning produces long tube-shaped concretions called fulgurites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Action de la foudre. Les effets en sont surtout sensibles sur sol nu : éclatements en étoiles sur les roches dures des hautes cimes; fusion de roches siliceuses donnant des enduits en gouttelettes et, dans les sables, des concrétions allongées, en forme de tubes, les fulgurites.

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