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Record 1 1996-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Transformer par épigénie.

CONT

Sous l'action des eaux acides le départ des bases et de la silice amène la transformation des feldspaths potassiques en damourite [...] Elle se présente en paillettes microscopiques qui envahissent les points faibles des cristaux (plans de macle et de clivage) et finissent par les épigéniser complètement.

CONT

[...] l'étain de bois pourrait [...] épigéniser des ossements de Mammifères, dans des alluvions récentes de Cornouailles [...]

Spanish

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