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GASH VEIN [2 records]

Record 1 2005-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

A mineralized fissure that extends only a short distance vertically.

OBS

It may be confined to a single stratum of rock, and it is a comparatively shallow vein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

A nonpersistent vein that is wide above and narrow below, and that terminates within the formation it traverses.

CONT

Isolated disseminated sulphide grains and small gash veins are also common.

OBS

The term was originally applied to vein fillings of solution joints in limestone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)

Spanish

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