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UNITE RELIEF NEGATIF [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

Overall the conglomerate is horizontal, thickly bedded polymictic orthoconglomerate that can be divided into three units, a red-weathering resistant unit, a green, less weathered, recessive unit, and a moderately sorted, crossbedded, polymictic cobble conglomerate unit.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

unité en retrait; unité en relief négatif; unité de moindre résistance : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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