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Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy
DEF

... said especially of a mineral containing iron, or of a sedimentary rock that is richer in iron than is usually the case, such as a shale whose iron-oxide content is greater than 15%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit d'un minéral ou d'une roche sédimentaire renfermant un sel de fer ou un oxyde de fer.

CONT

Les minéraux ferrifères se présentent parmi les autres éléments du sol sous forme d'amas ou de granules [...] ou à l'état d'enduits [...]

CONT

Roches sédimentaires ferrifères. Elles sont relativement lourdes. L'alios [...] Le fer pisolitique [...] Les latérites [...] Le fer oolitique [...] La glauconite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Dícese de la roca sedimentaria rica en sales o en óxidos de hierro.

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