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MUD BRECCIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault gouge
1, record 1, English, fault%20gouge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soft, uncemented pulverized clayey or claylike material, commonly a mixture of minerals in finely divided form, found along some faults or between the walls of a fault, and filling or partly filling a fault zone. 2, record 1, English, - fault%20gouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a slippery mud that coats the fault surface or cements the fault breccia.... It is formed by the crushing and grinding of rock material as the fault developed, as well as by subsequent decomposition and alteration caused by underground circulating solutions. 2, record 1, English, - fault%20gouge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argile de faille
1, record 1, French, argile%20de%20faille
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le déplacement le long d'une faille broie souvent la roche et forme un amas de roches moulues ressemblant à de l'argile; cet amas, dont l'épaisseur varie d'une fraction de pouce à plusieurs pieds, est appelé salbande. 2, record 1, French, - argile%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Tectónica
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- harina de falla
1, record 1, Spanish, harina%20de%20falla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- salbanda de falla 2, record 1, Spanish, salbanda%20de%20falla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca de falla sin cohesión, de grano fino o muy fino y rica en arcillas, que puede poseer una foliación tectónica y que contiene menos del 30% de fragmentos visibles. 1, record 1, Spanish, - harina%20de%20falla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La salbanda de falla es una roca arcillosa pulvurulenta, poco consolidada y rompible con los dedos (salvo cuando ha sido cementada por fluidos hidrotermales), que pueden presentar colores desde blanco grisáceo hasta llamativos colores (rojos, verdes, violáceos). 2, record 1, Spanish, - harina%20de%20falla
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- desiccation breccia
1, record 2, English, desiccation%20breccia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mud breccia 1, record 2, English, mud%20breccia
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A breccia formed where irregular dried-out and mud-cracked polygons have broken into angular fragments which have then been deposited with other sediments. 1, record 2, English, - desiccation%20breccia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brèche de tassement
1, record 2, French, br%C3%A8che%20de%20tassement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de "sol durci à polygones de dessiccation" peut évoluer jusqu'à l'éclatement de la partie supérieure du sédiment en faisant apparaître des "brèches de tassement", aux fragments non déplacés. 1, record 2, French, - br%C3%A8che%20de%20tassement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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