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LITHOGENESIS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

... the formation of rocks, especially the formation of sedimentary rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Ensemble des processus physicochimiques conduisant à la formation des roches, surtout sédimentaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
DEF

Período de descanso en el que se acumulan y sedimentan materiales en las depresiones marinas y terrestres, que se consolidan y originan nuevas rocas.

CONT

El apelmazamiento por presiones, la desecación, la cementación por precipitación de sustancias entre los elementos sueltos y la fermentación bacteriana completan la litogénesis.

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