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ROCHE ALLOCHTONE [3 records]

Record 1 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Overthrown block of rocks which have been moved along a fault for some considerable distance.

CONT

... mafic and ultramafic rocks of nonlocal origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

[...] roches mafiques et ultramafiques allochtones.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geochemistry
OBS

See also "lithoclast."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géochimie
OBS

Parmi les lithoclastes on distingue les «endoclastes» et les «exoclastes» :[...]-«exolithoclaste» ou «exoclaste» : composition différente de celle du liant de la roche et d’origine allochtone ou exogène possible.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

[Le profil est] «allochtone» quand la roche sous-jacente n’ a pas fourni les éléments du sol.

Spanish

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