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MEULERIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-02-08

English

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

Local cementation, and replacement (in part) by opaline or chalcedonic silica carried by ground water, of a carbonate sandstone or a limestone ...

French

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

Formation de meulière, résultant de la substitution de la silice au calcaire.

CONT

Les meulières sont des accidents siliceux dans les calcaires lacustres de Brie et de Beauce. Comme la grésification, la meuliérisation semble bien être liée à des actions pédologiques consécutives à l'émersion. C'est ainsi que la transformation de l'illite en kaolinite dans les argiles de Brie libère de la silice qui peut concrétionner en meulière [...]

Spanish

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