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BROWN DUST GREEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geology
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palagonite tuff
1, record 1, English, palagonite%20tuff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tuff palagonite 2, record 1, English, tuff%20palagonite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pyroclastic rock consisting of angular fragments of hydrothermally altered or weathered basaltic glass. 3, record 1, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An indurated deposit of glassy basaltic ash in which the constituent particles are largely altered to palagonite. 4, record 1, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A bedded aggregate of dust and fragments of basaltic lava, among which are conspicuous angular pieces and minute granules of pale yellow, green, red, or brown altered basic glass called palagonite. 2, record 1, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géologie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuf palagonitique
1, record 1, French, tuf%20palagonitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tuf à palagonite 2, record 1, French, tuf%20%C3%A0%20palagonite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tufs verts de l'Elbourz, dits «palagonitiques», sont à rapporter, avec leurs roches volcaniques associées, à ce type de sédimentation. Dans l'Elbourz, à l'Eocène et à l'Oligocène inférieur, la sédimentation est caractérisée par l'association de sédiments marins normaux bathyaux avec microfossiles pélagiques, Globigérines, et de tufs chloritiques résultant de l'arrivée de laves dans la mer en eaux profondes. 3, record 1, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les tufs sont parfois classés [...] d'après la nature prédominante des éléments (tuf vitreux, tuf cristallin, tuf à palagonite, etc.), [...] 4, record 1, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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