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PLACAGE SEDIMENTS [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A thin but extensive layer of sediments covering an older geologic formation or surface.

CONT

A veneer of alluvium covering a pediment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Au nord-ouest, [cette nappe de till] s'interrompt brusquement pour céder la place à une étendue de sable et de gravier de la Formation de Beaufort recouverte d'un placage de sédiments fins qui pourrait être un loess.

CONT

Un mince placage de roches sédimentaires fluviatiles.

Spanish

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