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SERIE RYTHMIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A succession of rock units showing continual and repeated changes of lithology.

CONT

Some sequences recur frequently in sedimentary series, giving them, in the field, a striking periodic and alternating aspect. In such a case we speak of rhythmic series.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Certaines séquences reviennent fréquemment dans les séries sédimentaires, en leur donnant cet aspect périodique et alterné qui frappe sur le terrain. On parle alors de série rythmique.

Spanish

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