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CALCAREOUS SINTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
DEF

A white or light-coloured concretionary limestone, usually hard and semi-crystalline, deposited from water holding lime in solution ...

Key term(s)
  • travertin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche sédimentaire calcaire, de couleur blanche ou jaunâtre, compacte ou vacuolaire, résultant de la précipitation de carbonate de calcium aux émergences de sources karstiques ou dans des cours d'eau peu profonds à petites cascades, et utilisée comme pierre ornementale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Petrografía
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