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TUF SOUDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- welded tuff
1, record 1, English, welded%20tuff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A volcanic igneous rock that forms when still-warm tephra accumulates at the Earth's surface. 2, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Welded tuff is a pyroclastic rock, of any origin, that was sufficiently hot at the time of deposition to weld together. 3, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because the particles are still warm and soft, they can weld together under the weight of overlying deposits, forming a hard rock. 2, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Many ignimbrites are loose, unconsolidated deposits, but some exhibit welding, giving the ignimbrite the texture of a solid rock mass, hence the terms commonly used to describe these examples: welded tuff and welded ashflow. 4, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Strictly speaking, if the rock contains scattered pea-sized fragments or fiamme in it, it is called a welded lapilli-tuff. Welded tuffs (and welded lapilli-tuffs) can be of fallout origin, or deposited from pyroclastic density currents, as in the case of ignimbrites. 3, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
welded tuff: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - welded%20tuff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuf soudé
1, record 1, French, tuf%20soud%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation composée de fragments de roches pyroclastiques déposés à chaud et soudés par cristallisation. 2, record 1, French, - tuf%20soud%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tuf soudé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - tuf%20soud%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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