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MASSIF INTRUSIF [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Ilmenite deposits ... are typically massive discordant intrusive bodies in anorthositic host rocks ...

CONT

... the matrix and disseminated nickel-copper sulphide ores occur mainly in dunite and peridotite in the lower part of the intrusion.

OBS

intrusive body: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

La Suède possède deux grandes régions minières : La moins importante [...] comprend des gîtes de substitution dans des calcaires précambriens [...] et des amas intrusifs de magnétite apatiteuse [...]

CONT

[...] la minéralisation de sulfures de nickel-cuivre matriciels et disséminés se rencontre surtout dans la dunite et la péridotite de la partie inférieure de la masse intrusive.

CONT

De manière typique, les gîtes d'ilménite [...] sont des corps intrusifs discordants de minerai massif encaissés dans des anorthosites [...]

OBS

massif intrusif; venue intrusive profonde : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Minas metálicas
DEF

Penetración de materia magmática ascendente entre las rocas sólidas de la corteza terrestre, donde se consolida sin haberse elevado hasta la superficie.

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