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Record 1 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

Cassiterite occurring in the form of waterworn pebbles in alluvial or placer deposits or on bedrock along valleys or streams, such as that resulting from the wearing away of pneumatolytic veins associated with acid rocks.

CONT

Porphyry tin deposits. ... Eroded stockworks in Indonesia and Malaysia have provided much of the alluvial cassiterite in those countries.

Key term(s)
  • stream cassiterite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
Key term(s)
  • cassitérite alluviale

Spanish

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