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POLYLITHOLOGICAL [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

[Said of] multiple rock-types combined in a single rock sample.

OBS

In lunar geology, the term is applied to breccias containing fragments of other breccias, e.g., "polymict breccia."

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Se dit des roches sédimentaires terrigènes composées de fragments de roches de natures diverses.

PHR

Galet polymictique.

Spanish

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