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SIALLITISATION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geochemistry
  • Soil Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géochimie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Phénomène de pédogenèse qui consiste en une hydrolyse partielle des roches aluminosilicatées du sous-sol.

CONT

Les climats tempérés constituent le cadre normal de la formation des argiles, ou «siallitisation», avec, naturellement, la production d'espèces particulières de ces minéraux selon les conditions spéciales du milieu [...]

OBS

Cette hydrolyse partielle pouvant être plus ou moins intense, on est amené à distinguer deux cas [...] : la bisiallitisation et la monosiallitisation.

Spanish

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