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Record 1 1999-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A breccia-filled volcanic pipe that was formed by a gaseous explosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Cheminée volcanique résultant d'une explosion et remplie de matériaux bréchiques.

CONT

Les phénomènes explosifs [...] peuvent souvent percer une cheminée, diatrème [...] qui aboutit à un cratère d'explosion [...] souvent occupé par un lac [...].

CONT

[La kimberlite] remplit des «diatrèmes», cheminées recoupant les terrains à l'emporte-pièce. [Son] aspect bréchique s'explique par son mode de formation montée, par explosion, d'un mélange de débris solides et de matière pâteuse ou même gazeuse.

Spanish

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