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CONTINENTAL FLOOD BASALT-ASSOCIATED DYKE-LIKE BODY [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

[...] rift- and continental flood basalt-associated mafic sills and dyke-like bodies, in which Ni:Cu ratios of the related ores may be either somewhat greater or less than 1 ...

Key term(s)
  • continental flood basalt-associated dykelike body
  • continental flood basalt-associated dike-like body
  • continental flood basalt-associated dikelike body

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Des filons-couches et des masses intrusives en forme de dyke de composition mafique associés à un rift ou à des basaltes de plateau continentaux. Les rapports Ni/Cu dans les minerais associés à ces intrusions peuvent être légèrement supérieurs ou inférieurs à 1 [...]

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