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penetrative [′pen·ə‚trā·div]
(geology)
Referring to a texture of deformation that is uniformly distributed in a rock, without notable discontinuities; for example, slaty cleavage.
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Erosion was deep enough to reach consolidated sandstone but not deep enough to reach quartz veins and penetratively deformed sandstone, if any then existed, nor to reach basement rocks beneath the Miramichi strata.
Arenig volcanic and sedimentary strata, central New Brunswick and ... by Poole, W.H.; Neuman, Robert B. / Atlantic Geology
But while the Kent seamer and Angus Fraser, whose ten overs cost 30 runs, bowled economically and in the former's case, penetratively, Darren Gough and Mullally both went for five an over.
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Both the Wilson Brook and Portapique River formations are folded and penetratively cleaved to a varying degree.
A synopsis of the geology of the Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia by Pe-Piper, Georgia; Piper, David J.W. / Atlantic Geology
 
 
 
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