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SUBSTANCE UTILE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

In the ... nickel-copper sulphide [deposit subtype], nickel and copper are the main economic commodities, contained in sulphide-rich ores that are associated with differentiated mafic sills and stocks and ultramafic (komatiitic) volcanic flows and sills.

CONT

Other commodities produced more rarely from carbonatite-associated deposits include: fluorite ..., vermiculite ..., vanadium ..., and baddeleyite ...

PHR

Primary commodity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Dans le [...] sous-type [...] «gîtes de sulfures de nickel-cuivre», les principales substances utiles sont le nickel et le cuivre; ils sont contenus dans des minerais riches en sulfure qui sont associés à des filons-couches et des stocks différenciés de composition mafique, ainsi qu'à des coulées volcaniques et des filons-couches de composition ultramafique (komatiitique).

CONT

D'autres substances utiles plus rarement récupérées dans les gisements associés à des carbonatites incluent notamment la fluorine [...], la vermiculite [...], le vanadium [...] et la baddeleyite [...]

PHR

Substance utile principale.

Spanish

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