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EOGENETIC [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

A term proposed by Choquette/Pray ... for the period of time between final deposition of a sediment and burial of that sediment below the depth to which surface or near-surface processes are effective.

OBS

The upper limit of the eogenetic zone is the land surface; the lower boundary, less clearly defined due to the gradual diminishing of surface-related processes, is the mesogenetic zone.

OBS

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

PHR

Eogenetic karst, stage, zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Trois zones principales. Diagenèse : précoce ou éogénétique; d'enfouissement ou mésogénétique; tardive ou télogénétique.

OBS

L'éogenèse [désigne les] processus qui se produisent dans la tranche superficielle des sédiments parcourus par des fluides en connexion avec la tranche d'eau.

OBS

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

Spanish

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