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VIRGIN GOLD [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
DEF

The gold not found in chemical combination with other minerals.

OBS

Found largely in placer gold form.

CONT

virgin: Applied to metals occurring elementally, as virgin gold, as distinguished from ore minerals which are chemical compounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
OBS

L'or [...] n'existe qu'à l'état dispersé, soit libre, soit associé, en solution solide, semble-t-il, avec d'autres minéraux de minerais [...]

Spanish

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