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AUTHIGENESIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- authigenesis
1, record 1, English, authigenesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which minerals form in place within an enclosing sediment or a sedimentary rock during or after its deposition. 2, record 1, English, - authigenesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... reactions take place within a sediment between various minerals and between minerals and the fluids trapped in the pores; these reactions, collectively termed authigenesis, may form new minerals or add to others already present in the sediment. 3, record 1, English, - authigenesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- authigenèse
1, record 1, French, authigen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- authigénisation 2, record 1, French, authig%C3%A9nisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation de minéraux en place. 3, record 1, French, - authigen%C3%A8se
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pellets [phosphatés] sont très souvent juxtaposés et constituent des assemblages quasi-compacts, témoignant soit d'une néogenèse «rapprochée» au sein de la matrice, si ces pellets procèdent d'une authigenèse au sein du sédiment, soit d'un arrangement mécanique en mode «compact» au cours de remaniements sédimentaires [...] 4, record 1, French, - authigen%C3%A8se
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autigénesis 1, record 1, Spanish, autig%C3%A9nesis
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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