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Record 1 2006-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Iron and Manganese Mining
CONT

Lithofacies of stratafer sediments that contain more than 15% iron are classified as iron-formation. They are widely distributed throughout the geological record and were deposited in a broad spectrum of depositional environments ranging from continental shelves and platforms, through craton and oceanic plate margins, to tectonic basins and volcanic arcs along subduction zones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de fer et de manganèse
CONT

Les lithofaciès des stratafers contenant plus de 15 % de fer sont attribués à la classe des formations de fer. Répartis dans tout le profil géologique, ils se sont déposés dans un large éventail de milieux sédimentaires allant de plates-formes continentales à des bassins tectoniques et des arcs volcaniques le long de zones de subduction en passant par des marges cratoniques et des marges de plaques océaniques.

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