boudin
9.9
A sausage-shaped mass in layered rock that forms when layers pull apart
- noun
- /buːˈdæn/
- Specialized
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boudin
- The geologist identified a boudin in the stretched rock layer during the field study.
Examples
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A series of boudins formed as the rock was pulled apart over millions of years.
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The textbook included a diagram showing how a boudin develops in layered rocks.
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The boudin was formed during the volcanic eruption.
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In geology, a boudin can indicate stretching in the Earth's crust.
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The geologist identified a boudin in the stretched rock layer during the field study.
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A series of boudins formed as the rock was pulled apart over millions of years.
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The textbook included a diagram showing how a boudin develops in layered rocks.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boudin in geology comes from a French word that means 'sausage', because when layered rock is stretched it breaks into sausage-shaped pieces; that's why geologists call those stretched lumps 'boudins'.
