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SHOCK METAMORPHISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Permanent changes in rocks and minerals subjected to shock-wave passage.

CONT

Progressive stages of shock metamorphism are: very weakly shocked ...; weakly shocked ...; moderately shocked; strongly shocked ...; very strongly shocked ...; shock melted ...

OBS

shock metamorphism: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

métamorphisme de choc : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Cambios químicos o físicos irreversibles que se producen en las rocas por una onda de choque generada por un impacto o una detonación de un explosivo muy potente o un dispositivo nuclear.

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