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CLAYEY ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- argillaceous rock
1, record 1, English, argillaceous%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clayey rock 2, record 1, English, clayey%20rock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock composed wholly or in part of clay minerals. 3, record 1, English, - argillaceous%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Argillaceous rocks may be distinguished by a peculiar, "earthy" odor which they emit when breathed upon. 4, record 1, English, - argillaceous%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche argileuse
1, record 1, French, roche%20argileuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roches argileuses.- La boue argileuse devient compacte vers 2 000 m et durcit vers 3 000 m (argilite ou mudstone). À partir de 2 000 m les smectites se transforment en illite. Vers 3 000 m la cristallinité des illites augmente et la kaolinite se transforme en chlorite. Les argilites deviennent fissiles vers 4 000 m et se transforment en schistes vers 5 000 m, sous l'influence de contraintes tectoniques. 2, record 1, French, - roche%20argileuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches argileuses sont constituées principalement par les minéraux de l'argile [...] auxquels peuvent s'adjoindre du calcaire [...], du gypse, de la glauconie, de la pyrite et des oxydes de fer. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20argileuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca arcillosa
1, record 1, Spanish, roca%20arcillosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En mineralogía propiamente dicha, las arcillas son los silicatos de aluminio o de magnesio y los aluminosilicatos que entran en la composición de las rocas arcillosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - roca%20arcillosa
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