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CONTINENTAL DEPOSIT [1 record]

Record 1 2006-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
  • Mining Topography
DEF

A sedimentary deposit laid down on land (whether a true continent or only an island) or in bodies of water (whether fresh or saline) not directly connected with the ocean ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
  • Topographie minière
DEF

Les roches qui constituent les sous-sols sédimentaires des continents [...] formés à l'air libre ou en eaux douces, donc sur des zones continentales émergées [...]

CONT

[...] de quelle nature est la phase fluide qui a «lessivé» les métaux hors de leur source, puis a assuré leur transport sous forme d'ions simples ou complexes? Dans le cas des dépôts continentaux, il s'agit [...] des eaux météoriques; [...]

Spanish

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