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Preferred term

concretion  

Type

  • owl:NamedIndividual

Definition

  • Kind of encrustation having a specific shape: nodular, botryoïdal (grape-like) or framboïdal (raspberry like). Concretions may even have conic shapes of form drapery-like vertical sheets. Stalagmites and stalactites are kinds of concretions. In general, concretions do not outline, contour the surface of the stone, and are of limited extent. [ICOMOS-ISCS] (en)

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In other languages

  • konkrece

    Czech

  • concrétion

    French

  • German

URI

https://hist-arch-vocab.org/bvha#c_28780163

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