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Record 1 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A property exhibited by certain rocks, especially argillaceous sediments, whereby they split easily along closely spaced parallel lines.

CONT

The fissility of a stone ...

OBS

Mudstones, shales, flagstones, and some limestones possess this property, as do slates and schists.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Propriété que présente une matière (minéraux et roches notamment) de se fendre en feuilles de faible épaisseur.

CONT

La «fissilité» de la roche [...] est presque toujours liée à une texture feuilletée plus ou moins apparente, qui amorce cette division et constitue une sorte de porosité.

Spanish

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