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CONGLOMERATS ALLUVIAUX [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Consisting of fanglomerates.

CONT

Sedimentary rocks of the Knola Formation are red coloured polymict conglomerate, sandstone and aleurite formed in continental, subaerial and later in subaqueous environments. They represent fanglomeratic, fluvial and limnic lithofacies ...

OBS

fanglomerate: The material of an alluvial fan in which the rock fragments are only slightly waterworn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Constitué de conglomérats déposés par l'eau dans un cône alluvial.

CONT

Dépôts de fanglomérats [...] altérés postérieurement [...]

CONT

Dépôts fanglomératiques déposés sur des pédiments cuirassés [...]

OBS

Les termes «fanglomérat» et «fanglomératique» sont des calques de l'anglais «fanglomerate» et «fanglomeratic».

Spanish

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