dyke rock
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| 4 +1 | roche filonienne |
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peer agreement (net): +1dike Explanation: A levee, levée, dike (or dyke), embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river or the coast.[1] |
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peer agreement (net): +1roche filonienne Explanation: The solidified igneous rock, which, while molten, was injected into a fissure. Not to be confused with rock forming a vein or sill. (Termium) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 heure (2010-03-25 11:28:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- That's the geological definition. Asker's question may simply be general: the rock used in constructing the dyke - easy to translate! |
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| Reference: termium Reference information: Ce terme semble exister : dyke rocks roches de demi-profondeur roches hypabissales http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la... roches hypabissales Source |
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| Reference: dike Reference information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_(geology) |
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