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MATURITY INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A measure of the progress of a clastic sediment in the direction of chemical or mineralogic stability.

OBS

For example, a high ratio of quartz + cherts to feldspar + rock fragments indicates a highly mature sediment.

Key term(s)
  • index of maturity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

On établit un «index de maturité» qui exprime la différence qui existe entre le dépôt final sédimenté et la roche primitive broyée.

Spanish

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