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ENSEMBLE CALDEIRAS [1 record]

Record 1 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Diverse rock assemblage underlying a caldera, comprising dikes, sills, rock and vent breccias; crater-fills of lava; talus beds of tuff, cinder and agglomerate; fault gouge and fault breccias; talus fans along fault escarpments; cinder cones, etc.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Assemblage de roches de nature diverse formé dans une caldeira.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • ensemble de caldeira
  • complexe de caldera
  • complexe de calderas

Spanish

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