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STRATIFORM ORE ZONE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A metallic mineral deposit ... commonly in a sedimentary rock.

CONT

Some mines exploit two or more reefs (stratiform ore zones) that are widely separated stratigraphically.

OBS

reef: A word introduced into mining by sailors who left their ships to participate in the rush to Ballarat and Bendigo, in 1851. To them a rock projecting above the water was a reef, and the term was therefore applied to quartz outcrops on land.

OBS

Term used in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

PHR

Gold reef.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Dans certaines mines, on exploite au moins deux «reefs» (zones minéralisées stratiformes) montrant une grande séparation stratigraphique.

CONT

«Les reefs» - Dans cette série supérieure du Rand, on compte huit zones principales de conglomérats.

PHR

Reef aurifère.

Spanish

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