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HOMOTAXIAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geology
OBS

homotaxial :... said of rock-stratigraphic units or biostratigraphic units that have a similar order of arrangement in different locations but are not necessarily contemporaneous... Syn : homotaxeous; homotactic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] il peut arriver que le même faciès se trouve à des niveaux différents dans l'échelle stratigraphique. [...] Ce sont des faciès équivalents ou homotaxes (Haug).

OBS

homotaxe : Se dit de formations de même faciès et d'âge différent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of rocks in which the mineral fabrics agree in symmetry.

OBS

homotaxial : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[Se dit des] roches dans lesquelles plusieurs espèces minérales offrent des orientations préférentielles de même symétrie [...]

OBS

homotaxique; homotaxe; équivalent : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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