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LUTITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lutite
1, record 1, English, lutite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lutyte 2, record 1, English, lutyte
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general name used for all natural materials composed of muds; that is silts, clays, and similar materials which, when mixed with water, form mud. 3, record 1, English, - lutite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is equivalent to the Greek-derived term, pelite, and was introduced as lutyte by Grabau ... who used it with appropriate prefixes in classifying fine-grained rocks (e.g. "anemolutyte," "anemosilicilutyte," "hydrolutyte," and "hydrargillutyte"). 4, record 1, English, - lutite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lutite
1, record 1, French, lutite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des roches sédimentaires détritiques dont les éléments sont de diamètre inférieur à 62,5 microns. 2, record 1, French, - lutite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les lutites comprennent les limons (0,05 à 0,02 mm) et les poudres (0,02 à 0,001 mm). 3, record 1, French, - lutite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] (terme qui tend à remplacer celui de «pélite» [...] Les lutites non consolidées se subdivisent en silts (ou aleurites) à éléments compris entre 63 et 2 µm et en argiles, à éléments inférieurs à 2 µm. 4, record 1, French, - lutite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une lutite consolidée est plutôt désignée sous le nom de «pélite». 5, record 1, French, - lutite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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