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TEXTURA CATACLASTICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cataclastic texture
1, record 1, English, cataclastic%20texture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cataclastic structure 2, record 1, English, cataclastic%20structure
correct
- pressure texture 3, record 1, English, pressure%20texture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A texture in a dynamically metamorphosed rock produced by severe mechanical crushing and differential movement of the component grains and characterized by granular, fragmentary, deformed, or strained mineral crystals, commonly flattened in a direction at right angles to the mechanical stress. 3, record 1, English, - cataclastic%20texture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texture cataclastique
1, record 1, French, texture%20cataclastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- structure cataclastique 2, record 1, French, structure%20cataclastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] structure d'écrasement en relation avec la cataclase, et caractérisée par l'émiettement des minéraux, leur étirement et leur orientation préférentielle donnant à la roche un aspect folié et rubané. 3, record 1, French, - texture%20cataclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La structure des roches métamorphiques [...] Elles peuvent avoir subi des actions mécaniques puissantes qui ont déformé optiquement ou même brisé certains minéraux, quartz notamment, qui présente alors une extinction progressive (extinction roulante) en lumière polarisée. C'est la texture cataclastique [...] 4, record 1, French, - texture%20cataclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- textura cataclástica
1, record 1, Spanish, textura%20catacl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- estructura cataclástica 1, record 1, Spanish, estructura%20catacl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Textura cataclástica. Las rocas ígneas pueden deformarse en ambiente frágil, dando lugar a rocas con estructuras cataclásticas, o en ambiente más dúltil, generando estructuras miloníticas. [...] Esta textura se debe a la deformación frágil de las rocas, que conlleva la fracturación de los granos y el desplazamiento relativo de unos respecto a otros. 1, record 1, Spanish, - textura%20catacl%C3%A1stica
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