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DEBIT COLONNAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

Parallel, prismatic columns that are formed as a result of contraction during cooling in basaltic flow and other extrusive and intrusive rocks.

OBS

columnar jointing: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Ensemble de colonnes prismatiques causées par le refroidissement lent de la lave perpendiculairement à la surface.

OBS

débit colonnaire; débit columnaire : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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