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MICRITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- micrite
1, record 1, English, micrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sedimentary rock formed of calcareous particles ranging in diameter from 0.06 to 2 mm (0.002 to 0.08 inch) that have been deposited mechanically rather than from solution. 1, record 1, English, - micrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The particles, which consist of fossil materials, pebbles and granules of carbonate rock, and oölites (spherical nodules with concentric structure), are transported and sorted by flowing water. 1, record 1, English, - micrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- micrite
1, record 1, French, micrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans les endroits calmes, se dépose une boue calcaire à petits grains, une sorte de pélite, d'emblée bien tassée, et où le ciment ne pourra être que de petite taille (micrite). 1, record 1, French, - micrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- micrita
1, record 1, Spanish, micrita
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito de calcita microcristalina, originado en el seno del agua como polvo finísimo, en el que el tamaño del grano de los cristales varía de 1 a 5 micras. 2, record 1, Spanish, - micrita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La transformación de las agujas de aragonito y calcita magnesiana que forman los fangos calcáreos en calcita implica un cambio de morfología en la que un grupo de 25 o 30 agujas se agrupan en un bloque poliédrico de calcita, esto es, en micrita. 3, record 1, Spanish, - micrita
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