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million tonnes [2 records]

Record 1 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Individual podiform chromite bodies are small; they range from a few tens to a few millions of tonnes, but those greater than 1 million tonnes are rare.

Key term(s)
  • million tons
  • million of tons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Les amas podiformes de chromite, lorsqu'on les examine sur une base individuelle, sont de petite taille, renfermant de quelques dizaines à quelques millions de tonnes de minéral, mais rarement plus de 1 million de tonnes (Mt).

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

Term(s) used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Terme(s) en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

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