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FUSION IMPACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shock melting
1, record 1, English, shock%20melting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Melting of solid matter by shock wave compression resulting from high post-shock temperature after pressure release. 1, record 1, English, - shock%20melting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- impact melting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion d'impact
1, record 1, French, fusion%20d%27impact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fusion induite par un impact 2, record 1, French, fusion%20induite%20par%20un%20impact
correct, feminine noun
- fusion à l'impact 3, record 1, French, fusion%20%C3%A0%20l%27impact
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fusion de roches causée lors d'un impact, incluant les petites particules dispersées par l'impact lui même et les débris des divers objets ayant été en collision. 1, record 1, French, - fusion%20d%27impact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe cependant une texture propre à plusieurs impacts : les couronnes réactionnelles autour du quartz. Ces couronnes semblent indiquer que le quartz est le minéral résistant le mieux à la fusion induite par un impact. 2, record 1, French, - fusion%20d%27impact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les roches ayant fusionné lors d'un impact sont très uniformes dans leur composition mais très variables dans leur texture. Elles sont essentiellement composées de la roche cible, mais contiennent une quantité mesurable d'élément provenant de l'objet ayant causé l'impact. 1, record 1, French, - fusion%20d%27impact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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