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Record 1 2006-10-18

English

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

... a small, roundish, especially waterworn stone; specifically a rock fragment larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble, having a diameter in the range of 4-64 mm ... being somewhat rounded, or otherwise modified by abrasion in the course of transport.

CONT

The Witwatersrand goldfields resemble huge fans containing thin sheets of pebble beds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Les champs aurifères du Witwatersrand ressemblent à d'énormes cônes renfermant de minces nappes de galets.

OBS

Certains traduisent «pebble» par «galet». Les classifications granulométriques de langue française ne correspondent pas exactement à celles de langue anglaise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
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