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SANDROCK [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Construction Materials
  • Road Construction
DEF

A detrital, sedimentary rock consisting of individual grains of sand (commonly composed of quartz) cemented together by silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, etc.

OBS

The term [sand] is also used when referring to a sandstone formation.

OBS

Sandstone is a common rock in which petroleum and water accumulate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Roche sédimentaire siliceuse résultant de la cimentation naturelle d'un sable, et où les grains de quartz sont dominants, utilisée dans la construction, l'empierrement et le pavage des routes et, lorsqu'il est très fin, comme pierre à aiguiser.

OBS

Roches terrigènes composées de particules dont la grosseur oscille entre 1/16 mm et 2 mm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Materiales de construcción
  • Construcción de carreteras
DEF

Roca sedimentaria formada por arena de cuarzo cuyos granos están unidos por un cemento silíceo, arcilloso, calizo o ferruginoso que le comunica mayor o menor dureza.

OBS

Roca terrígena consolidada, en la que el tamaño de grano varía entre 2 y 0,062 mm. Al ser la sílice el material más perdurable por su resistencia mecánica y química, la mayor parte de las areniscas están compuestas por granos silíceos.

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