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BRECHE FISSURATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shatter breccia
1, record 1, English, shatter%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crackle breccia 2, record 1, English, crackle%20breccia
correct
- dislocation breccia 3, record 1, English, dislocation%20breccia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tectonic breccia composed of angular fragments that show little rotation. 4, record 1, English, - shatter%20breccia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brèche de dislocation
1, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20de%20dislocation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brèche de fissuration 2, record 1, French, br%C3%A8che%20de%20fissuration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scree
1, record 2, English, scree
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) screes in limestones are more stable than in other rocks, because they tend to become cemented by the deposition of tufa between the blocks. 1, record 2, English, - scree
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grèze
1, record 2, French, gr%C3%A8ze
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La "grèze" est une brèche à fragments anguleux à peine émoussés, fréquente en pays actuellement tempéré, au-dessus des roches calcaires ou à leur pied, et résultant de leur fissuration et fragmentation par le gel, lors des périodes froides du Quaternaire. 1, record 2, French, - gr%C3%A8ze
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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