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COUCHE INTERSTRATIFIEE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Soil Science
DEF

A bed, typically thin, of one kind of rock material occurring between or alternating with beds of another kind.

OBS

interbed: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Lit de roche présent [...] au sein d'une séquence [de plusieurs strates].

CONT

[On observe] des couches interstratifiées de sable fin, de silt et d'argile.

OBS

interstrate : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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