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LITOLOGIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The character of rock expressed in terms of its mineral composition, its structure, the grain-size and arrangement of its component parts; that is all those visible characters that in the aggregate impart individuality to the rock.

CONT

... individual veins occur in a variety of lithologies ranging in age from Proterozoic to Cenozoic.

OBS

[This] physical character of [the] rock [is] generally ... determined megascopically or with the aid of a low-power magnifier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] nature, constitution des roches constituant les terrains.

CONT

[... les filons individuels se rencontrent dans diverses lithologies dont l'âge s'échelonne du Protérozoïque au Cénozoïque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Estudio de los caracteres fisicoquímicos de una formación geológica.

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