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Record 1 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Soil Science
DEF

The unconsolidated mantle of weathered rock and soil material overlying solid rock.

CONT

... the regolith beneath the sediments ...

Key term(s)
  • rhegolith
  • rock mantle
  • regolite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Couche non consolidée de roches altérées et de matériaux du sol recouvrant la roche consolidée.

CONT

[...] le régolite sur lequel se sont déposés les sédiments [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Manto superficial del terreno formado por los detritos, más o menos finos, de una roca subyacente, que ha sido fragmentada por cualquier causa (alternancia del frío y del calor, del hielo y del deshielo, etc.).

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