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FIAMME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fiamme
1, record 1, English, fiamme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flattened, elongate, pumice clasts that are found in many welded ignimbrites. 2, record 1, English, - fiamme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fiamme are lens-shaped, usually mm to cm in size, seen on surfaces of some volcaniclastic rocks. They can occur in welded pyroclastic fall deposits and in ignimbrites, which are the deposits of pumiceous pyroclastic density currents. 3, record 1, English, - fiamme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The pumice clasts, which are in a hot, plastic state when deposited from the pyroclastic flow, are compressed and flattened by the weight of the overlying ignimbrite body, producing elongated glassy clasts with ragged, flame-like ends ... Many fiamme clasts continue to vesiculate after formation, leading to the development of spherical vesicles within them. 2, record 1, English, - fiamme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The name fiamme comes from the Italian word for flames, describing their shape. The term is descriptive and non-genetic. 3, record 1, English, - fiamme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fiamme
1, record 1, French, fiamme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- flamme 2, record 1, French, flamme
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de roche qui possède un aspect aérodynamique en fuseau dû à son façonnement durant son trajet aérien à l'intérieur d'un écoulement pyroclastique. 2, record 1, French, - fiamme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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