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GOLD PLACER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold placer
1, record 1, English, gold%20placer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- placer gold deposit 2, record 1, English, placer%20gold%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gold is the most important placer mineral ... Gold placers as a rule are easily discovered and worked ... Gold placers may be formed by rapid erosion of hard rocks, but such placers are not often rich and highly concentrated. In the great placer regions the concentration has generally been preceded by an epoch of deep secular decay of the surface ... When the outcrops of gold-bearing veins are decomposed a gradual concentration of the gold follows, either directly over the primary deposits or on the gentle slopes immediately below. 3, record 1, English, - gold%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Placer gold deposit of the Klondike. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gold placers commonly occur in stream gravels in uplifted, unglaciated areas containing primary, auriferous source rocks. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20placer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- placer aurifère
1, record 1, French, placer%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- placer d'or 2, record 1, French, placer%20d%27or
correct, masculine noun
- gîte d'or placérien 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20plac%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôt aurifère qui provient de l'enlèvement des éluvions de filons aurifères par des cours d'eau à forte pente et qui occupe certaines zones dans les alluvions au creux des vallées. 2, record 1, French, - placer%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous prenons comme exemple les «placers aurifères» [...] Ces dépôts aurifères, qui occupent certaines zones dans les alluvions, tapissant les vallées des cours d'eau ou formant des terrasses fluviales, proviennent de l'enlèvement des éluvions de filons aurifères par les émissaires à forte pente de ces cours d'eau. Ils sont en outre remaniés dans la suite par les crues. 4, record 1, French, - placer%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] dans certains cas, les placers ont été protégés, conservés par une couverture, par exemple des coulées de laves, contre une érosion ultérieure. C'est le cas de certains placers aurifères du Victoria (Australie) [...] 5, record 1, French, - placer%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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