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FACIES SILICATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silicate facies
1, record 1, English, silicate%20facies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silicate facies. Iron silicate minerals are generally associated with magnetite, siderite and chert. These form layers alternating with each other. This mineralogy suggests that the silicate facies forms in an environment common to parts of the oxide and carbonate facies. However, of all the facies of BIF, the depositional environment for iron silicates is least understood. 2, record 1, English, - silicate%20facies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Iron oxide-rich facies with a minimum of associated carbonate or silicate facies are selected for ore. 3, record 1, English, - silicate%20facies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciès silicaté
1, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20silicat%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faciès silicate 2, record 1, French, faci%C3%A8s%20silicate
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diagramme montrant les principaux types de formations ferrifères résultant d'une précipitation chimique; on donne aussi le faciès de sédimentation [...]. Faciès oxyde. Faciès silicate. Faciès carbonate. Faciès sulfure. 3, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20silicat%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le district d'Iron River (Michigan), la superposition des faciès minéralogiques rappelle celle de Lorraine [...]; en partant de la base se succèdent : le faciès sulfuré, le faciès carbonaté et un faciès silicaté. 4, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20silicat%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Tant [en Nouvelle-Calédonie] qu'en Côte d'Ivoire les teneurs en NiO des faciès silicates varient de 1 à 2 % dans le faciès oxydé et peuvent dépasser 2 %. 5, record 1, French, - faci%C3%A8s%20silicat%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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