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HALMYROSIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- halmyrolysis
1, record 1, English, halmyrolysis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- halmyrosis 2, record 1, English, halmyrosis
correct
- submarine weathering 2, record 1, English, submarine%20weathering
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The geochemical reaction of sea water and sediments in an area of little or no sedimentation. 2, record 1, English, - halmyrolysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authorities recognize a preburial stage of mineral particle modification effected during transportation to the site of deposition ...; it is questionable whether this halmeic stage ("halmyrolysis" or "aquatalysis") should be called diagenetic in view of the definition of diagenesis. 3, record 1, English, - halmyrolysis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- halmyrolyse
1, record 1, French, halmyrolyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- altération sous-marine 2, record 1, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20sous%2Dmarine
feminine noun
- exesion 3, record 1, French, exesion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération chimique d'un sédiment marin au contact de l'eau de mer. 4, record 1, French, - halmyrolyse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'halmyrolyse est le phénomène d'altération et de lessivage qui affecte les roches volcaniques pendant (et après) les éruptions volcaniques sous-marines. 5, record 1, French, - halmyrolyse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il s'agit d'un continuum qui débute par l'halmyrolyse, phénomènes d'altération et de cristallisation à l'interface eau-sédiment, se poursuit par la diagenèse et s'achève avec le métamorphisme [...] 6, record 1, French, - halmyrolyse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La diagenèse commence avec les réarrangements et remplacements intervenant dans le sédiment alors qu'il est encore en contact avec l'eau de mer et alors que les particules sont encore agitables («halmyrolyse») [...] 3, record 1, French, - halmyrolyse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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