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SILICIFIE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Paleontology
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

Made into silica.

CONT

Wall rocks are in places silicified, feldspathized, and mineralized but elsewhere are apparently unaltered ...

OBS

Organic remains, both plant and animal, are often thus converted [into silica].

OBS

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

PHR

Silicified evaporite, rock, zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Paléontologie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Transformé en silice.

CONT

Les roches encaissantes sont par endroits silicifiées, feldspathisées et minéralisées, mais ailleurs elles sont apparemment non altérées [...]

OBS

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

PHR

Tronc d'arbre silicifié.

PHR

Évaporite, roche, zone silicifiée.

Spanish

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