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DEPOSIT RELATED UNCONFORMITIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unconformity-associated deposit
1, record 1, English, unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unconformity associated deposit 2, record 1, English, unconformity%20associated%20deposit
correct
- unconformity-related deposit 2, record 1, English, unconformity%2Drelated%20deposit
correct
- unconformity-type deposit 3, record 1, English, unconformity%2Dtype%20deposit
correct
- unconformity deposit 4, record 1, English, unconformity%20deposit
correct
- deposit associated with an unconformity 5, record 1, English, deposit%20associated%20with%20an%20unconformity
correct
- deposit related to unconformities 2, record 1, English, deposit%20related%20to%20unconformities
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A deposit] that occurs at or near unconformities. 2, record 1, English, - unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unconformity-associated uranium deposits typically consist of uranium concentrations at the unconformable base of Proterozoic sandstone where it is in contact with Middle Proterozoic metamorphic basement rocks ... Step faults or fracture zones are associated features. ... The unconformity-associated deposits are, in general, hosted by Proterozoic rocks. Their mineralization is epigenetic and formed, as a rule, during several periods. 4, record 1, English, - unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Uranium. ... commercial grade concentrations occur mainly in rocks of pre-1,000 m.y. and post-230 m.y. age with rather limited resources between these ages. The older group includes several types of deposits including the conglomerate deposits of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Elliot Lake, Canada ... and deposits associated with unconformities dating between 1,700 and 1,200 m.y. 5, record 1, English, - unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... unconformity uranium deposits have some features in common with redbed-type copper deposits, but they were probably formed at different times, in different areas and from different ore fluids. 4, record 1, English, - unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
In unconformity-type uranium deposits part or most of the deposit may be in overlying continental sandstones. 4, record 1, English, - unconformity%2Dassociated%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement associé à des discordances
1, record 1, French, gisement%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20des%20discordances
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte associé à des discordances 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20des%20discordances
correct, masculine noun
- gisement associé à une discordance 1, record 1, French, gisement%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20une%20discordance
correct, masculine noun
- gîte associé à une discordance 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20une%20discordance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéralisation située au niveau ou à peu de distance d'une discordance. 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20des%20discordances
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les gîtes d'U-EGP-Au associés à des discordances [...] 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20des%20discordances
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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