grès schisteux

/ɡʁɛ ʃistø/

schistose sandstone

Le grès schisteux est une roche sédimentaire métamorphique.

Schistose sandstone is a metamorphic sedimentary rock.

technical

A type of sandstone that exhibits schistosity, meaning it has a foliated or layered structure due to metamorphic processes.

Les géologues ont étudié le grès schisteux pour comprendre son origine métamorphique.

Geologists studied the schistose sandstone to understand its metamorphic origin.

This term is primarily used in geological contexts to describe a specific type of metamorphosed sandstone.

Collocations

grès schisteux métamorphiquemetamorphic schistose sandstone

This term is used to describe a specific type of sandstone that has undergone metamorphism, resulting in a foliated structure.

Derived from 'grès' (sandstone) and 'schisteux' (schistose), referring to the schist-like properties of the rock.

This term is specific to geology and is not used in everyday language.

grès

sandstone

root

schisteux

schistose

root

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