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ARGILISATION AVANCEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- advanced argillic alteration
1, record 1, English, advanced%20argillic%20alteration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration. This alteration is characterized by dickite, kaolinite ..., pyrophyllite ... and quartz. ... This is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits ... This alteration involves extreme leaching of bases ... from all aluminous phases such as feldspars and micas ... 2, record 1, English, - advanced%20argillic%20alteration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Advanced argillic ... and adularia-type ... epithermal alteration zones with associated precious-metal deposits occur above or near several porphyry copper and copper-molybdenum deposits. 3, record 1, English, - advanced%20argillic%20alteration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argilisation avancée
1, record 1, French, argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- altération argileuse avancée 1, record 1, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- altération argileuse étendue 2, record 1, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, feminine noun
- altération argileuse intense 3, record 1, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20intense
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des zones d'altération épithermale de type argilisation avancée [...] et du type à adulaire [...] accompagnées de minéralisations de métaux précieux, se rencontrent au-dessus de plusieurs gîtes porphyriques de cuivre et de cuivre-molybdène ou à leur proximité. 1, record 1, French, - argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'altération argileuse [...] se sépare en deux stades : a) altération diffuse [...]; b) altération plus intense, restreinte, très liée aux fractures et au contact lave-monzonite [...] 2, record 1, French, - argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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