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BOULDER PROSPECTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boulder prospecting
1, record 1, English, boulder%20prospecting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of boulders and boulder trains from outcrops of mineral deposits as a guide to ore. 1, record 1, English, - boulder%20prospecting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prospection par boulders minéralisés
1, record 1, French, prospection%20par%20boulders%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- recherche de boulders minéralisés 1, record 1, French, recherche%20de%20boulders%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
feminine noun
- recherche de boulders 1, record 1, French, recherche%20de%20boulders
feminine noun
- prospection à l'aide des blocs erratiques 2, record 1, French, prospection%20%C3%A0%20l%27aide%20des%20blocs%20erratiques
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prospection en zones climatiques particulières. Dans les aires recouvertes en majeure partie par le drift glaciaire (Canada, Suède, Nord, Sibérie, etc.), la prospection par boulders minéralisés s'effectue en déterminant les directions de déplacement des alluvions glaciaires, la fréquence des galets minéralisés, la distance potentielle du déplacement. 1, record 1, French, - prospection%20par%20boulders%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La recherche de boulders minéralisés. En Finlande, et dans la plupart des pays nordiques, les tillites riches en boulders sont très développées et les travaux divers mettent constamment à jour de nouveaux blocs. On a donc encouragé les amateurs à récolter les blocs qui leur paraissaient étranges. 1, record 1, French, - prospection%20par%20boulders%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Depuis le 18e siècle, sur 35 mines découvertes, 13 l'ont été par recherche de boulders (...) 1, record 1, French, - prospection%20par%20boulders%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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