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CRATER FACIES ROCK [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Precious Stones (Mining)
CONT

Crater facies rocks consist of resedimented volcaniclastic and pyroclastic rocks ...

CONT

Kimberlites with preserved crater facies rocks are much rarer, but are in a few cases important high grade and high tonnage deposits.

CONT

Diamond grades can be highly variable in vent facies rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Exploitation de pierres précieuses
CONT

Les roches du faciès de cratère sont des pyroclastites et des volcanoclastites resédimentées.

CONT

Les kimberlites dont les roches de faciès de cratère ont été préservées sont beaucoup plus rares, mais ce faciès peut parfois former des gisements importants à teneur et à tonnage élevés.

CONT

Les teneurs [de diamants] dans les roches du faciès de cratère peuvent être très variables.

Spanish

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