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DESICCATION BRECCIA [1 record]

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Record 1 1976-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
OBS

A breccia formed where irregular dried-out and mud-cracked polygons have broken into angular fragments which have then been deposited with other sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
OBS

Ce type de "sol durci à polygones de dessiccation" peut évoluer jusqu'à l'éclatement de la partie supérieure du sédiment en faisant apparaître des "brèches de tassement", aux fragments non déplacés.

Spanish

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