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GREZE LITEE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A bedded hillslope deposit made up of alternate layers of coarse rock fragments (up to 25 mm diameter) and finer material, and laid down in a periglacial environment. It is probably formed by a combination of frost wedging, gelifluction, and the action of meltwater derived from the thawing of frozen ground.

Key term(s)
  • stratified slope deposit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Amas de blocs mis en place par gravité au pied d'une pente rocheuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigeration Engineering
  • Geology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques du froid
  • Géologie
OBS

Hampéri 95cp/22.4.74

Spanish

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