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LADDER VEINS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ladder vein
1, record 1, English, ladder%20vein
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ladder lode 2, record 1, English, ladder%20lode
correct
- ladder reef 2, record 1, English, ladder%20reef
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
More or less regularly spaced, short, transverse fracture fillings sometimes occurring in dikes. 2, record 1, English, - ladder%20vein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When several transverse veins occur in a dike, they are known as ladder reefs on account of their resemblance to the rungs of a ladder. 2, record 1, English, - ladder%20vein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ladder vein; ladder lode; ladder reef: These terms are more often plural in form (ladder veins; ladder lodes; ladder reefs). 3, record 1, English, - ladder%20vein
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ladder veins
- ladder lodes
- ladder reefs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- veine en escalier
1, record 1, French, veine%20en%20escalier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filon en échelle 2, record 1, French, filon%20en%20%C3%A9chelle
correct, masculine noun
- filon en échelons 3, record 1, French, filon%20en%20%C3%A9chelons
masculine noun
- filon en gradins 3, record 1, French, filon%20en%20gradins
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cas particulier des veines parallèles est celui des «veines en escalier» (ladder veins), transversales à un dyke volcanique et dues à un étirement du dyke rigide entre des couches plus plastiques [...] 1, record 1, French, - veine%20en%20escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On a cité [...] les filons aurifères de la mine Morning Star (Victoria, Australie), disposés transversalement par rapport à un dyke monzonitique [...] Ils ressemblent aux barreaux d'une échelle, d'où leur dénomination anglaise de «ladder-vein». 2, record 1, French, - veine%20en%20escalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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