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FRAGMENT ANGULEUX [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

...breccias contain angular rock fragments... set in a fine-grained, sandy or silty matrix.

CONT

Breccias are characterized by angular fragments of altered wall rock in a matrix of quartz and/or tourmaline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Le transport glaciaire et fluvioglaciaire sur plusieurs kilomètres des fragments anguleux de grenat n'a pas eu pour effet de réduire leur taille ou de changer leur forme.

Spanish

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