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beach placer [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beach placer
1, record 1, English, beach%20placer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- beach placer deposit 2, record 1, English, beach%20placer%20deposit
correct
- seabeach placer 3, record 1, English, seabeach%20placer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A placer deposit of heavy minerals, e.g. zircon, ilmenite, or rutile, on a contemporary or ancient beach or along a coastline ... 3, record 1, English, - beach%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most important minerals of beach placers are: cassiterite, diamond, gold, ilmenite, magnetite, monazite, rutile, xenotime and zircon. 4, record 1, English, - beach%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Beach placers supply much of the world's titanium, zircon, thorium, cerium and yttrium. They occur along present-day beaches or ancient beaches where longshore drift is well developed and frequent storms occur. 4, record 1, English, - beach%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Beach placer deposits on Queen Charlotte Islands ... formed through wind and wave erosion of auriferous glacial sediments ... 5, record 1, English, - beach%20placer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- placer de plage
1, record 1, French, placer%20de%20plage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les placers de plage naissent de l'action des vagues sur des placers préexistants ou sur des massifs rocheux qui sont détruits sur place avec concentration des métaux lourds. [...] Les placers de plage sont les seuls gisements connus de rutile, ilménite, zircons, monazite. 2, record 1, French, - placer%20de%20plage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Placers de plage. Ces derniers sont formés par l'action des vagues sur des sédiments littoraux. Les vagues charrient les minéraux légers vers le large et laissent sur place les plus lourds. 3, record 1, French, - placer%20de%20plage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Situés en bordure du Craton sud-africain, les gîtes appartiennent au domaine marin côtier actuel. Ce sont des placers de plage [...] 4, record 1, French, - placer%20de%20plage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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