Production year
1997
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Les roches blanches sont des masses de quartz dont la forme sigmoïde indique qu'elles se sont formées pendant un cisaillement ductile dirigé ici de la droite vers la gauche. Ces structures asymétriques se situent à proximité d'un contact tectonique. Dabieshan, (Province Hubei), Chine du sud.
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1997
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