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Record 1 2010-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A rock composed of fine volcanic ash ...

OBS

ashstone: A more general term than "argilolite" which is a type of ashstone.

Key term(s)
  • ash-stone
  • ash stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Roche argileuse mal litée, rougeâtre et bariolée, résultant de l'altération de cendres et de tufs volcaniques.

CONT

[...] les cendres volcaniques durcies postérieurement à leur dépôt forment des argilolites, roches rougeâtres et bariolées.

OBS

argilolite; argilolithe; argilotite : termes plus spécifiques que «cinérite» qui s'applique généralement à des roches formées de cendres fines consolidées.

Spanish

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