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HYDROGRAPHICAL NETWORK [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

River, streams, and other inland water features.

CONT

Large placer deposits of economic significance that contain ilmenite, magnetite, rutile, and zircon are developed in drainage systems and on beaches in terranes that have prominent anorthosite and gabbro intrusions, with iron and titanium oxide deposits.

OBS

drainage system: term and definition standardized by NATO

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Fleuves, rivières et autres détails hydrographiques intérieurs d'un pays.

CONT

De grands placers renfermant des concentrations économiques d'ilménite, de magnétite, de rutile et de zircon se sont formés dans des réseaux hydrographiques et sur des plages situés dans des terranes où se rencontrent de vastes intrusions d'anorthosite et de gabbro contenant des gîtes d'oxydes de fer et de titane.

OBS

réseau hydrographique: terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Conjunto de ríos, corrientes y otros tipos de aguas interiores.

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