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ALGOMAN-TYPE IRON FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Petrography
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Algoma iron formation
1, record 1, English, Algoma%20iron%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Algoma-type iron-formation 2, record 1, English, Algoma%2Dtype%20iron%2Dformation
correct
- Algoma-type iron formation 3, record 1, English, Algoma%2Dtype%20iron%20formation
correct
- Algoman-type iron formation 4, record 1, English, Algoman%2Dtype%20iron%20formation
correct
- Algoma-type banded iron formation 5, record 1, English, Algoma%2Dtype%20banded%20iron%20formation
correct
- Algoma type BIF 1, record 1, English, Algoma%20type%20BIF
correct
- Algoma-type BIF 6, record 1, English, Algoma%2Dtype%20BIF
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chemically precipitated iron formation composed of thinly banded chert and iron minerals with associated volcanic rocks and graywackes. 7, record 1, English, - Algoma%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algoma type. This type is characteristic of the Archaean greenstone belts where it finds its most widespread development. It also occurs ... in younger rocks including the Phanerozoic. It shows a greywacke-volcanic association suggesting a geosynclinal environment. The oxide, carbonate and sulphide facies are present, with iron silicates often appearing in the carbonate facies. Algoma-type BIF [banded iron formation] generally ranges from a few centimetres to a hundred or so metres in thickness ... 1, record 1, English, - Algoma%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Significant gold in non-stratiform type deposits is associated with sulphide-rich Algoma-type BIF that occurs in either sediment- or volcanic-dominated portions of greenstone belt terrains. 8, record 1, English, - Algoma%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This type of iron-formation] is found along volcanic arcs, chiefly Archean in age ... 7, record 1, English, - Algoma%20iron%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Pétrographie
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de fer de type Algoma
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20de%20type%20Algoma
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation ferrifère du type Algoma 2, record 1, French, formation%20ferrif%C3%A8re%20du%20type%20Algoma
feminine noun
- formation ferrifère rubanée de type Algoma 3, record 1, French, formation%20ferrif%C3%A8re%20ruban%C3%A9e%20de%20type%20Algoma
proposal, feminine noun
- formation ferrifère stratifiée du type Algoma 2, record 1, French, formation%20ferrif%C3%A8re%20stratifi%C3%A9e%20du%20type%20Algoma
feminine noun
- formation de fer du type Algoma 2, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20du%20type%20Algoma
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation ferrifère du type Algoma a été déposée avec des roches volcaniques et sédimentaires caractéristiques du milieu eugéosynclinal [...] Les formations du type Algoma ont une épaisseur allant de quelques pouces à plus de 100 pieds [...] 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20de%20type%20Algoma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les formations ferrifères stratifiées du type Algoma s'étendent généralement dans les zones volcano-sédimentaires. Les parties les plus étendues et les plus riches de ces formations peuvent constituer des massifs de minerai. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20de%20type%20Algoma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Presque toutes les zones de roches volcaniques et sédimentaires dans les provinces tectoniques du lac Supérieur et de Churchill contiennent quelques formations de fer du type «Algoma». 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20de%20type%20Algoma
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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