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TERRIGENOUS DETRITAL ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geology
OBS

Terrigenous: Produced from or of the earth; in geology, deposited in or on the earth's crust.

OBS

detrital rock: A rock composed primarily of particles or fragments detached from preexisting rocks either by erosion or by weathering; specif. a sedimentary rock having more than 50% detrital material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

[...] roches formées par l'accumulation d'éléments de désagrégation de roches préexistantes par érosion continentale; éléments entraînés par une ou plusieurs actions mécaniques [...]

Spanish

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