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HETEROPIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of sedimentary rocks of different facies, or said of facies characterized by different rock types.

OBS

The rocks may be formed contemporaneously or in juxtaposition in the same sedimentation area or both, but the lithologies are different; e.g., facies that replace one another laterally in deposits of the same age.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Deux formations contemporaines sont dites «hétéropiques» [...] quand elles diffèrent d'aspect et au contraire «isopiques» quand elles sont de même faciès.

Spanish

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