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Record 1 2005-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
OBS

roll orebody: A uranium and/or vanadium orebody in a sandstone lens or layer, which cuts across bedding in sharply curving forms, commonly C-shaped or S-shaped in cross section. Two types can be distinguished: the Colorado Plateau type, named in 1956, and the Wyoming type, named in 1962.

OBS

The "roll-front-type deposit" refers to the Wyoming type of uranium deposit.

Key term(s)
  • roll deposit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Gisement uranifère de type roll.

Spanish

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