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CALCAREOUS MATRIX [1 record]

Record 1 1992-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
OBS

calcareous: Said of a substance that contains calcium carbonate.

OBS

gangue: The valueless rock or mineral aggregates in an ore ... Synonym: matrix.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

Les roches phosphatées [...] peuvent constituer des gisements exploitables, dans lesquels la teneur en phosphate atteint parfois jusqu'à 40 % de la roche. Le minéral se concentre sous forme de granulations ou nodules dans une gangue calcaire, argileuse ou sableuse.

Spanish

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