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Record 1 2004-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Replacement orebodies are localized by ... warps in earlier folds and by steeply dipping cross-fractures, both trending westerly to northwesterly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Les amas de remplacement sont situés dans des plis mineurs [...] superposés aux plis antérieurs et dans des fractures sécantes à fort pendage, qui présentent tous deux une direction ouest-nord-ouest.

Spanish

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