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INTERNAL SEDIMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

Internal sediments, well stratified material which partly or entirely fills the space between breccia fragments ..., consist mainly of dolomite grains but, commonly contain a large component of detrital sand-size sulphide grains and composite sulphide-carbonate fragments ... Graded bedding is not uncommon in internal sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Les sédiments internes, matériaux bien stratifiés qui remplissent partiellement ou entièrement les cavités entre les fragments des brèches [...] se composent principalement de grains de dolomite, mais contiennent fréquemment une vaste proportion de grains détritiques de sulfures de la taille des sables et de fragments composites de sulfures-carbonates [...] Il n'est pas rare d'observer un granoclassement dans les sédiments internes.

Spanish

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