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CALDEIRAS EMBOITEES [2 records]

Record 1 2004-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

The Nuiklavik volcanic rocks [are] exposed in several partially eroded nested calderas ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les volcanites de Nuiklavik [affleurent] dans plusieurs caldeiras emboîtées qui sont en partie érodées [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

The Nuiklavik volcanic rocks, approximately 340 m thick and exposed in several partially eroded nested calderas, have been subdivided into five major units: 1) basal tuff; 2) amphibole-bearing porphyry; 3) lower crystal-rich ash flow; 4) crystal-poor and quartz-phyric ash-flow; and 5) upper ash-flow ...

OBS

Labrador.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

Les volcanites de Nuiklavik, épaisses d’environ 340 m et affleurant dans plusieurs caldeiras emboîtées qui sont en partie érodées, ont été divisées en cinq unités principales : 1) un tuf de base; 2) un porphyre à amphibole; 3) une coulée de pyroclastites inférieure riche en cristaux; 4) une coulée de pyroclastites pauvre en cristaux et à phénocristaux de quartz; et 5) une coulée de pyroclastites supérieure [...]

OBS

Labrador.

Spanish

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