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Record 1 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Petrography
CONT

Ores are of two types: "contorted schist inclusion sulphide" within the shear zones constitute the Main zone; and "inclusion massive sulphide" occurs as discontinuous lenses (Southwall ores") in adjacent metavolcanic rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Il y a deux types de minéralisations : des «sulfures à inclusions de schistes contournés» dans des zones de cisaillement qui constituent la zone Main, et des «sulfures massifs à inclusions» formant des lentilles discontinues («minerais de Southwall») dans les roches métavolcaniques adjacentes.

Spanish

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