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LITIFICACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lithification
1, record 1, English, lithification
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lithifaction 2, record 1, English, lithifaction
correct
- lapidification 2, record 1, English, lapidification
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conversion of a newly deposited, unconsolidated sediment into a coherent, solid rock, involving processes such as cementation, compaction, desiccation, crystallization. 2, record 1, English, - lithification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 90% of the rocks exposed at the surface of the continents above the shoreline were formed by the lithification of sediment that was laid down in past ocean environments. 3, record 1, English, - lithification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... irregular to conformable autointrusions ... were emplaced during the lithification and cooling of the host intrusive rocks ... 4, record 1, English, - lithification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lapidification: An obsolete term signifying the conversion into stone or stony material, such as the process of petrification or lithification. 2, record 1, English, - lithification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lithification
1, record 1, French, lithification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lapidification 2, record 1, French, lapidification
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] passage [d'un sédiment meuble] à l'état de roche cohérente. 3, record 1, French, - lithification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude du ciment [...] sur les rivages [...] varie selon la lithification [qui] s'est faite dans la nappe de sédiments balayant l'ancienne plage. 4, record 1, French, - lithification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la mise en place de cette minéralisation s'est produite au cours de la lithification et du refroidissement des roches intrusives hôtes. 5, record 1, French, - lithification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- litificación
1, record 1, Spanish, litificaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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