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GAIZE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A porous and fine-grained, micaceous and glauconitic sandstone containing much soluble silica ...; a clastic sediment ... cemented by chert or flint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

[Roche] constituée de débris d'organismes siliceux, d'argile, de glauconie dans un ciment d'opale et de calcédoine. À l'œil, c'est une roche grise, jaunâtre ou verdâtre, poreuse, très légère. Ce sont d'anciennes craies gréseuses et glauconieuses, partiellement silicifiées, puis décalcifiées.

DEF

Roche siliceuse sédimentaire compacte, argileuse et dure, présente surtout dans l'est du bassin parisien (Aisne) [...]

CONT

Les gaizes [...] se sont formées aux dépens d'éponges siliceuses unies par un ciment siliceux, argileux ou calcaire [...]

OBS

[La gaize] entre dans la composition des ciments à la gaize.

Spanish

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