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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A mud-supported carbonate sedimentary rock containing less than 10% particles of clay and fine silt size; the original components are not bound together during deposition.

OBS

mudstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Graphitic, green, red mudstone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche sédimentaire calcaire essentiellement constituée de micrite avec une proportion d'éléments figurés inférieure à 10%.

CONT

[...] mudstone : micrite (calcilutite) à rares éléments figurés [...]

OBS

Chez les roches carbonatées, caractérise une texture sédimentaire à grains non jointifs et avec plus de 10 % de boue.

OBS

mudstone : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Mudstone graphitique, rouge, vert.

Spanish

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