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CATACLASTIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cataclastic
1, record 1, English, cataclastic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kataclastic 2, record 1, English, kataclastic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or pertaining to a texture found in metamorphic rocks in which brittle minerals have been broken and flattened in a direction perpendicular to the pressure stress. 3, record 1, English, - cataclastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cataclastic rock, cataclastic texture. 4, record 1, English, - cataclastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cataclastique
1, record 1, French, cataclastique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une structure d'écrasement en relation avec la cataclase, et caractérisée par l'émiettement des minéraux, leur étirement et leur orientation préférentielle, donnant à la roche un aspect folié et rubané. 2, record 1, French, - cataclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Roche cataclastique, texture cataclastique. 3, record 1, French, - cataclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cataclástico
1, record 1, Spanish, catacl%C3%A1stico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de la textura de aquellas rocas metamórficas cuyos cristales, tras haber sido triturados por movimientos tectónicos, han sido cementados ulteriormente por un cuarzo nuevamente formado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - catacl%C3%A1stico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cataclastic
1, record 2, English, cataclastic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] flow involving intergranular movement, i.e. mechanical displacement of particles relative to each other. 2, record 2, English, - cataclastic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cataclastic flow refers to distributed microfractures at grain level such that at a mesoscopic level or hand specimen scale the rock appears to flow, and therefore is "ductile". 3, record 2, English, - cataclastic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cataclastique
1, record 2, French, cataclastique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un fluage caractérisé par des déformations dans lesquelles les unités de fluage en déplacement relatif sont des fragments de roches ou de cristaux. 2, record 2, French, - cataclastique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fluage cataclastique. 3, record 2, French, - cataclastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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