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COLLUVIATED BEDROCK [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

The Nitinat bedrock formation consists of pillow lava and breccia of augite (uralite) porphyry, basic tuff and chlorite-actinolite schist. In these mountainous regions, the till and colluviated bedrock form a veneer over the bedrock with exposed bedrock showing only at the steepest areas.

OBS

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

PHR

Colluviated weathered bedrock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
OBS

Des valeurs plus faibles ont localement été obtenues, principalement dans la portion supérieure du socle rocheux, notamment dans le forage F-10, où le roc est désagrégé sur une épaisseur de 0,47 mètre [...]

OBS

Substratum (bedrock) : Soubassement rocheux, «en place», d'une accumulation alluviale (alluvions fluviatiles ou glaciaires, éboulis etc., en général quaternaires).

OBS

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

Spanish

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