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PRIMARY CARBONATE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
CONT

Primary carbonates (siderite, ankerite, dolomite, calcite) are completely dissolved by acid solutions, often leaving small lenticular cavities in the gossan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
CONT

Les carbonates primaires (sidérite, ankérite, dolomite, calcite) sont complètement dissous par les solutions acides, et laissent souvent de petites cavités lenticulaires dans le chapeau de fer.

Spanish

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