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MAFIC METAVOLCANICS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
CONT

Exploration criteria for uranium and uranium-polymetallic deposits associated with unconformity include: ... a conceptual model ... which should include geological features, as follows: (i) intracratonic basins containing clastic sediments, which are unconformably underlain by a shelf sedimentary sequence or by mafic metavolcanic rocks.

OBS

As a name, "mafic metavolcanic" is used in the plural.

OBS

mafic metavolcanics: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Roche volcanique métamorphisée contenant des minéraux fémiques, c'est-à-dire riches en fer et en magnésium.

OBS

métavolcanite mafique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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