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OVERLYING [2 records]

Record 1 2005-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

... situated above ...

PHR

Overlying rock.

PHR

Overlying stratum.

PHR

Overlying bed, strata.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Transformations physiques lors de l'enfouissement. - [...] les lits encore plastiques, interposés, peuvent être [...] soustraits à la pression des couches sus-jacentes, et soumis au contraire à une traction [...]

PHR

Couche, strate sus-jacente.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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