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Record 1 1978-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
OBS

There are two divisions [of the Portland beds], the Portland Sand below and the Portland Stone above, the latter being the famous limestone used for building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
OBS

Au bononien on attribue les calcaires et les grès marins du Boulonnais, les calcaires du Barrois, et, en Angleterre, les portlandsands (sables et grès) surmontés par les portlandstones (calcaires littoraux).

Spanish

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