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Record 1 2001-02-27

English

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

... the compaction, maturation phase of diagenesis, in which clastic sediment grains or chemical sediments become lithified during deep burial extending to 10,000 m.

OBS

It is characterized by expulsion and upward migration of connate waters and other nonmagmatic fluids, such as petroleum, and often by reducing conditions ...

French

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

Zone compactée mais à circulation d'eau [...] où l'eau est suffisante pour qu'aucune phyllite ne subisse de déshydratation [...]

OBS

La dickite remplace la kaolinite et l'illite se substitue progressivement à la montmorillonite.

Spanish

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