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REEFOID [1 record]

Record 1 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Marine Biology
DEF

Deposited by living organisms such as corals.

CONT

A mass of well-bedded to massive reefoid limestone, hosted in andesitic to basaltic flows and crystal and lithic tuff, trends north for 1.1 kilometres along the western slopes of Oliphant Mountain.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Biologie marine
CONT

Il s'agit de calcaires presque massifs, fossilifères, à aspect récifal, d'âge cénomanien et ayant des teintes passant du gris clair au rose.

OBS

d'aspect récifal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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