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HYDROLITHIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

... many inferences have been made about the nature of the precursor hydrolithic sediments from which [minerals of iron-formations] were derived.

CONT

Iron-formations are a major part of aqueochemically precipitated (hydrolithic) metalliferous sedimentary rocks classified by Gross (1990) as the stratafer group ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] de nombreuses hypothèses ont été formulées sur la nature des sédiments hydrolithiques précurseurs desquels [les minéraux des formations de fers] dérivent.

CONT

Les formations de fer constituent une partie importante des roches sédimentaires métallifères précipitées chimiquement en milieu aqueux (hydrolithiques) que Gross (1990) a classées dans le groupe des stratafers [...]

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