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MINERAL-BEARING SANDS [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
CONT

Australia ... is known to have at least 70 distinct styles of mineral deposits. It has the world's largest economic demonstrated resources of diamonds, lead, mineral sands (alluvial ilmenite, rutile and zircon), tantalum, uranium, silver and zinc.

OBS

Generally plural in context.

Key term(s)
  • mineral sand
  • mineral-bearing sands
  • mineral-bearing sand
  • mineralized sands
  • mineralized sand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
Key term(s)
  • sable minéralisé

Spanish

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