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Record 1 2010-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Pertaining to sediments which contain up to 50% tuff.

CONT

Tuffaceous shales.

OBS

Not to be confused with tufaceous.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Se dit d'une roche analogue au tuf et constituée partiellement par du tuf.

CONT

Shales tufacés.

OBS

En français : tuffaceous = tufeux si c'est un tuf calcaire (on [dit] aussi un travertin). Si c'est un tuf volcanique, tuffaceous = tufacé; il s'agit d'une roche formée par l'accumulation de projections volcaniques.

OBS

tufacé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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