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BLASTOPSAMMITE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A relict fragment of sandstone contained in a metamorphosed conglomerate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Enclave de grès dans [un] conglomérat métamorphique.

OBS

Par analogie avec «blastomylonite».

OBS

psammite : n.m. ou f. Grès souvent argileux, riche en micas d'origine détritique (muscovite surtout) déposés en lits minces, créant un délitage en plaquettes.

Spanish

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