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MATRIX-SUPPORTED CONGLOMERATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- matrix-supported conglomerate
1, record 1, English, matrix%2Dsupported%20conglomerate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paraconglomerate 2, record 1, English, paraconglomerate
correct
- diamictite 3, record 1, English, diamictite
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matrix-supported conglomerates, also called diamictites, exhibit a disrupted matrix-supported fabric; they contain 15 percent or more (sometimes as much as 80 percent) sand-size and finer clastic matrix. 3, record 1, English, - matrix%2Dsupported%20conglomerate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A matrix-supported conglomerate is also called a paraconglomerate. 2, record 1, English, - matrix%2Dsupported%20conglomerate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paraconglomérat
1, record 1, French, paraconglom%C3%A9rat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diamictite 2, record 1, French, diamictite
correct, feminine noun
- conglomérat à structure empâtée 3, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20structure%20emp%C3%A2t%C3%A9e
proposal, masculine noun
- conglomérat à texture empâtée 3, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20%C3%A0%20texture%20emp%C3%A2t%C3%A9e
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche terrigène constituée d'éléments mal classés et hétérogènes. 2, record 1, French, - paraconglom%C3%A9rat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les conglomérats [...] peuvent être qualifiés [...] suivant la nature du liant ou sa proportion (orthoconglomérats : moins de 15 % de matrice, structure jointive; paraconglomérats, plus de 15 %, structure empâtée à dispersée. 1, record 1, French, - paraconglom%C3%A9rat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
texture empâtée : Texture d'une roche dont la base est une pâte homogène avec parties constituantes ou accidentelles disséminées dans cette pâte. 4, record 1, French, - paraconglom%C3%A9rat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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