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BRECHE CATACLASTIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cataclastic breccia
1, record 1, English, cataclastic%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crush breccia 2, record 1, English, crush%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The coarse-grade rudaceous material developed during the formation of a crush belt. 3, record 1, English, - cataclastic%20breccia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The essential feature of a breccia is that its constituent fragments are all angular to sub-angular. 3, record 1, English, - cataclastic%20breccia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brèche cataclastique
1, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20cataclastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme brèche s’applique non seulement aux brèches sédimentaires constituées d’accumulations d’éléments anguleux, mais aussi aux roches broyées le long des accidents tectoniques(brèche de faille ou brèche cataclastique) et aux projections volcaniques grossières recimentées(brèches pyroclastiques). 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%A8che%20cataclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- brecha cataclástica
1, record 1, Spanish, brecha%20catacl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material de grano grueso (psefítico) desarrollado durante la formación de una zona de fracturación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - brecha%20catacl%C3%A1stica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brecciated mylonitic structure
1, record 2, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brecciated mylonitic texture 1, record 2, English, brecciated%20mylonitic%20texture
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "brecciated structure" and "mylonitic structure" in the same field. 1, record 2, English, - brecciated%20mylonitic%20structure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- structure mylonitique bréchoïde
1, record 2, French, structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une [...] structure cataclastique a l'aspect d’une brèche confuse, formée de petits nodules de roche peu écrasée, englobés de façon désordonnée dans une mésostase finement broyée. C'est la «structure mylonitique bréchoïde». 1, record 2, French, - structure%20mylonitique%20br%C3%A9cho%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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