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MINERALIZED BRECCIA [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
  • Petrography
OBS

As suggested by the name, sulphides are most common and abundant in the mineralized breccia which is characterized by dolostone fragments cemented by white or pink crystalline sparry dolomite and sulphides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

Comme le suggère leur nom, les brèches minéralisées sont celles qui renferment le plus de sulfures; elles sont caractérisées par des fragments de dolomie cimentés par de la dolomite spathique blanche ou rose et des sulfures.

Spanish

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