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Record 1 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A schistose metamorphic rock derived from a pelitic (aluminous) sediment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Argile ayant subi un léger dynamo-métamorphisme.

OBS

Si le phénomène s'intensifie, [les argiloschistes] se transforment en «phyllades». Ils présentent une structure orientée, pélitique. Leur couleur varie selon les impuretés qu'ils contiennent; les ardoises en sont un exemple.

Spanish

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