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KLASTIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clastic
1, record 1, English, clastic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fragmental 2, record 1, English, fragmental
correct
- klastic 3, record 1, English, klastic
adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a rock or sediment composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from preexisting rocks or minerals and that have been transported some distance from their places of origin; also said of the texture of such a rock. 4, record 1, English, - clastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Craton-derived clastic assemblages. 2, record 1, English, - clastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term has been used to indicate a source both within and outside the depositional basin. 4, record 1, English, - clastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Klastic sediment. 3, record 1, English, - clastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Clastic rock, sediment. 2, record 1, English, - clastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clastique
1, record 1, French, clastique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de tout dépôt détritique formé de fragments brisés de roches, de minéraux ou d'organismes. 2, record 1, French, - clastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «roche clastique», roche formée de débris minéraux ou d'autres roches. (Ex. grès, sable, remplissage des cheminées diamantifères.). 3, record 1, French, - clastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Assemblages clastiques d'origine cratonique. 4, record 1, French, - clastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Sédiment clastique. 4, record 1, French, - clastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clástico 1, record 1, Spanish, cl%C3%A1stico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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