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GRES GROSSIER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A hard, coarse grained, siliceous sandstone; especially one used for millstones and grindstones.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Meulage (Usinage)
DEF

Grès à gros grain anguleux.

CONT

On classe les grès d'après : la taille des grains (grès grossier, moyen, fin, très fin); la nature du ciment (grès à ciment calcaire [grès calcarifère], à ciment dolomitique, à ciment siliceux [grès quartzeux] [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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