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ARGILE PRODELTAIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prodelta clay
1, record 1, English, prodelta%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fine-grained river-borne material (very fine sand, silt and clay) deposited as a broad fan on the floor of a sea or lake beyond the main body of a delta. 2, record 1, English, - prodelta%20clay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limons prodeltaïques
1, record 1, French, limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vases prodeltaïques 1, record 1, French, vases%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, feminine noun, plural
- argiles prodeltaïques 1, record 1, French, argiles%20prodelta%C3%AFques
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prodelta (n.m.) : Partie de la plate-forme continentale située en avant d'un delta et recouverte de sédiments d'origine fluviale. 2, record 1, French, - limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] qu'en est-il des fractions d'alluvions invisibles à l'œil, celles qui sont les plus grossières et qui se déposent au fond de la mer? [...] Ces produits, initialement déposés dans le delta et le prodelta du Var, au voisinage de son embouchure, ont été transportés jusqu'à ces profondeurs par des avalanches et des courants de turbidité se propageant sur le fond marin. [...] Des études récentes [...] ont laissé entrevoir que les sédiments grossiers du Var et du Paillon se retrouvaient, au sein d'accumulations de type deltaïque, jusqu'au large de la Corse. 3, record 1, French, - limons%20prodelta%C3%AFques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- limon prodeltaïque
- vase prodeltaïque
- argile prodeltaïque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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