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CLASTIC RATIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Petrography
DEF

The ratio of the thickness or percentage of clastic material (conglomerate, sandstone, shale) to that of nonclastic material (limestone, dolomite, evaporites in a stratigraphic section.

OBS

A term introduced by Sloss et al. (1949).

OBS

The ratio is a measure of the sediments carried into the environment as compared to those formed locally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

On dispose de divers rapports numériques exprimant la composition lithologique d'une série [...] : Le «rapport des détritiques» [...]

Spanish

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