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ROCHE FRIABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
OBS

The Appalachians are old, worn-down ranges with no permanent glacier ice (...) [where] broad lowland belts developed on weak rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Les glaces pérennes sont absentes dans les Appalaches et les principales lisières de basses terres se développent en roches friables.

Spanish

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