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Record 1 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Brachyanticlinal à pendage périclinal.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A variety of the mineral albite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Variété d'albite.

OBS

D'après le Dictionnaire de géologie de A. Foucault et J.-F. Raoult, éd. 1995, le terme «péricline» est masculin. Toutes les autres sources consultées le donnent au féminin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
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