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reduzate [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A sediment formed in a strongly reducing environment; e.g., coal, sedimentary sulfides, or sedimentary sulfur.

OBS

Coal and black shale are principal examples.

OBS

reduzate; reduction sediment: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • reduzates
  • reduction sediments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
CONT

Roches sédimentaires formées par réduction ou dans un milieu réducteur (charbon, pétrole).

CONT

Réducteurs comme le charbon, les sédiments bitumineux, les sulfures sédimentaires et le soufre.

Spanish

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