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Record 1 2008-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

Sedimentary material that has been eroded and transported only a short distance in a semi-consolidated (e.g., frozen) state.

CONT

Internally the bed fines upward from a pebbly sandy siltstone with ripped up clasts of conglomerate, pebbly sandstone and sandstone from the underlying bed, to a pebbly siltstone.

OBS

rip-up clast: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • ripup clast

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Entre les pyroclastes apparaissent parfois des clastes arrachés de couches profondes de la croûte terrestre et même du manteau, formant ce que l'on appelle les xénolithes.

OBS

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

Spanish

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