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MOTHER LODE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mother lode
1, record 1, English, mother%20lode
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- main lode 2, record 1, English, main%20lode
- master lode 2, record 1, English, master%20lode
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The principal lode or vein passing through a district or particular section of country. 3, record 1, English, - mother%20lode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filon principal
1, record 1, French, filon%20principal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filon mère 2, record 1, French, filon%20m%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- filon-mère 3, record 1, French, filon%2Dm%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- filon source 4, record 1, French, filon%20source
correct, masculine noun
- maître filon 5, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20filon
masculine noun
- filon nourricier 5, record 1, French, filon%20nourricier
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filon duquel émanent d'autres filons secondaires exploitables. 4, record 1, French, - filon%20principal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La puissance des filons varie de quelques centimètres à plus de 4 mètres («filon principal»). 6, record 1, French, - filon%20principal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
- Minas metálicas
- Geología económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filón madre
1, record 1, Spanish, fil%C3%B3n%20madre
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando se agotaron estos enormes yacimientos, los buscadores siguieron la pista del oro río arriba hasta su origen: el Filón Madre, una formación geológica de vetas de cuarzo blanco que contenía oro en una longitud de 240 kilómetros y, en algunas zonas, con más de 1500 metros de profundidad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fil%C3%B3n%20madre
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mother Lode of California
1, record 2, English, Mother%20Lode%20of%20California
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- California's Mother Lode 2, record 2, English, California%27s%20Mother%20Lode
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The great quartz vein in California, traced by its outcrop for 80 miles from Mariposa to Amador. 1, record 2, English, - Mother%20Lode%20of%20California
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Mother Lode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Filon mère de Californie
1, record 2, French, Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Mother Lode de Californie 2, record 2, French, Mother%20Lode%20de%20Californie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système filonien de quartz aurifère de la Sierra Nevada où les veines épaisses de quelques millimètres à plusieurs mètres ont été suivies sur près de 200 km. 2, record 2, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] 80 000 personnes se ruèrent vers l'or, en Californie, au milieu du XIXe siècle [...] Lorsqu'elles eurent prospecté tous [les] dépôts, elles remontèrent la veine aurifère jusqu'à sa source : le «Filon mère», un ensemble de filons de quartz blanc, aurifère, de 250 kilomètres de longueur, et d'une profondeur parfois supérieure à 1,5 kilomètre. Ces orpailleurs ignoraient toutefois [...] comment le Filon mère s'était formé. 1, record 2, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon John Bohlke, du Laboratoire américain Argonne, le Filon mère de Californie serait [...] le vestige d'une ancienne zone de subduction, le long de laquelle de l'eau de mer ou de l'eau métamorphique auraient circulé à de grandes profondeurs. 1, record 2, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Des exemples remarquables [de réfraction d'un filon passant d'une formation dans une autre] ont été fournis par des veines du fameux «Mother Lode», alignement filonien aurifère situé dans la Sierra Nevada [...] 3, record 2, French, - Filon%20m%C3%A8re%20de%20Californie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Mother Lode
- Filon mère
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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