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Record 1 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Of or relating to a basin.

CONT

For most fields, lead isotopic studies suggest a deep source for the metals but in some cases basinal brines may have played an important role.

CONT

Inasmuch as the weight of current evidence favours the formation of MVT ores from sedimentary basin waters, these deposits are related to sedimentary exhalative deposits which are also considered to have formed from basinal fluids.

CONT

Gold skarns in the southwestern United States and Australia occur commonly in Paleozoic to lower Mesozoic shelf and basinal sedimentary rocks of cratonal origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis et en Australie, les skarns aurifères se trouvent le plus souvent dans des séquences sédimentaires de plate-forme continentale et de bassin à source cratonique du Paléozoïque-Mésozoïque inférieur.

CONT

Ces roches sont connues seulement dans les séries mésozoïques de bassins [...]

Spanish

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