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LITHOCLAST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lithic clast
1, record 1, English, lithic%20clast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lithoclast 2, record 1, English, lithoclast
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In shape, lithic clasts range from angular ... to well rounded ..., but most are subangular to subrounded ... 3, record 1, English, - lithic%20clast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
"Lithoclast" is used to imply a rock fragment derived from outside the basin of carbonate deposition by erosion and transport. 4, record 1, English, - lithic%20clast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lithic clast: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - lithic%20clast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- claste lithique
1, record 1, French, claste%20lithique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lithoclaste 2, record 1, French, lithoclaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grain souvent composite quelquefois polygénique dont les composants et la structure permettent d'identifier un fragment de roche ou de sédiment plus ou moins lithifié quelle que soit sa nature [...] 3, record 1, French, - claste%20lithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour déterminer leur origine probable, par exemple des agrégats de particules de sol, des clastes lithiques (lithoclastes) ou d'autres constituants, il faut les examiner un à la fois par MEB [microscopie électronique à balayage]. 4, record 1, French, - claste%20lithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les lithoclastes ont souvent des contours anguleux et la surface externe tronque les éléments ou les structures internes. 3, record 1, French, - claste%20lithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lithoclaste : Terme désignant n'importe quel fragment de roche, mais également réservé aux débris de roches sédimentaires carbonatées remaniés dans un sédiment lui-même carbonaté. 5, record 1, French, - claste%20lithique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
claste lithique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - claste%20lithique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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