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Record 1 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Of, containing, or resembling shale.

OBS

shale: A fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure parallel to the bedding and is composed of minerals that have been essentially unaltered since deposition.

PHR

Shaly phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Le shale est plus spécifiquement un schiste argileux et le terme ne semble pas avoir formé de dérivé en français, comme c'est le cas pour l'anglais.

PHR

Phase schisteuse.

Spanish

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