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Record 1 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
DEF

A vein that alternately conforms with and cuts through the country-rock bedding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Filon tantôt coupant les strates de la roche encaissante et tantôt conforme à la stratification.

CONT

Les filons sont classés selon leur forme (en baïonnette, stratiforme, annulaire, etc.) et selon les matériaux qui les constituent [...]

Spanish

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