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COLORADO PLATEAU-TYPE DEPOSIT [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
OBS

The resulting sedimentary rocks are most important as hosts for uranium deposits, which are generally termed Colorado Plateau type after their best known occurrences, where they are also known as roll-front type after their form and mode of deposition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
OBS

Par analogie avec «gisement du type Mississippi Valley» (voir fiche).

Spanish

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