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Record 1 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
CONT

Shrinkage pores.- Much of the fine-grained carbonate rock ... placed in the intertidal member of the Lofer cycle is riddled by millimeter-scale pores of highly irregular shape. Abundant shrinkage pores as well as prism cracks and sheet cracks are filled ... partly with spar.

OBS

shrinkage pore: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

L'assèchement des sols argileux provoque une contraction des agrégats naturels (réduction de leur volume) ainsi que des changements dans la distribution et la grandeur des vides (pores). Les fentes de retrait sont surtout présentes aux endroits où la structure du sol a été modifiée par des pratiques comme le labour, et plusieurs s'étirent jusque dans le sous-sol.

OBS

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

Spanish

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