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Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
OBS

Von Engelen (1930) maintained that glacial cobbles and pebbles tended to have a unique form which was diagnostic of glacial action ... The characteristic form is that of a striated and faceted flatiron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

De par leur origine, les galets peuvent être répartis en galets marins, fluviatiles, glaciaires et éoliens.

OBS

Les matériaux glaciaires qu'on peut appeler galets, en raison de leurs dimensions et de leur forme, sont des cailloux invariablement polis et, par exception, striés.

Spanish

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