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● stylolithe ou stylolite nom masculin Dans les roches calcaires, figures en forme de pics soulignés par des traces d'oxydes, résultant d'une dissolution sous contrainte des carbonates.
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stylolite
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stylolite — [stī′lə līt΄] n. [stylo < Gr stylos (see STYLITE) + LITE] a small, columnlike formation in a rock deposit, usually composed of limestone with grooved or scratched sides … English World dictionary
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stylolite — stylolitic /stuy leuh lit ik/, adj. /stuy leuh luyt /, n. Geol. an irregular columnar structure in certain limestones, the columns being approximately at right angles to the bedding planes. [1865 70; STYLO 2 + LITE] * * * Sedimentary structure… … Universalium
stylolite — noun An irregular surface between strata consisting of toothlike projections; most common in limestone and dolomite … Wiktionary
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stylolite — sty·lo·lite … English syllables
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Pressure solution — or pressure dissolution in structural geology and diagenesis is a deformation mechanism that involves the dissolution of minerals at grain to grain contacts into an aqueous pore fluid in areas of relatively high stress and either deposition in… … Wikipedia
Stylolith — Stylolithische Struktur im slowakischen Zarnov Marmor (Kalkstein), sie kreuzt eine tektonische Ader mit Calcitfüllung … Deutsch Wikipedia
