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METAL DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metallic deposit
1, record 1, English, metallic%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metal deposit 1, record 1, English, metal%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It has long been recognized that specific regions of the world possess a notable concentration of deposits of a certain metal or metals, these regions are known as metallogenic provinces. Such provinces can be delineated by reference to a single metal ... or to several metals or metal associations. In the latter case, the metallogenic province may show a zonal distribution of the various metallic deposits. 1, record 1, English, - metallic%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in the forties and fifties much emphasis was still placed on the magmatic-hydrothermal theory for the origin of the majority of metallic deposits. 1, record 1, English, - metallic%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In supergene sulphide enrichment the minerals of economic interest are carried down into hypogene (primary) ore where they are precipitated with a resultant increase in metal content, whereas in the case of iron and manganese ores it is chiefly the gangue material that is mobilized and carried away to leave behind a purer metal deposit. 1, record 1, English, - metallic%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte métallique
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement métallique 2, record 1, French, gisement%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La majeure partie des hydroxydes se trouve dans les zones d'oxydation des gîtes métalliques et dans les roches altérées [...] Oxydes et hydroxydes sont les principaux minerais de fer, chrome, manganèse, uranium, étain, aluminium, niobium, tantale. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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