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Record 1 2003-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

With increasing depth, kimberlite diatremes grade into root zones ..., consisting of multiple intrusions of kimberlite forming dykes, blows (enlarged dykes), and sills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

En profondeur, les diatrèmes kimberlitiques passent à des zones radicales [...] qui se composent d'intrusions kimberlitiques multiples adoptant la forme de dykes, de zones d'élargissement et de filons-couches.

Spanish

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