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MASSIF TABULAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

The intrusion fall into two broad categories with respect to morphology. The first includes essentially tabular bodies which were emplaced as sill-like intrusions in which igneous layering is conformable to the floor.

CONT

Tabular, rod-shaped and irregular bodies are ... observed. ... The condordant bodies are tabular and, less commonly, rod-shaped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

On distingue deux grandes catégories d'intrusions en fonction de leur morphologie. La première comprend des massifs essentiellement tabulaires qui se sont mis en place sous forme de filons-couches dans lesquels la stratification ignée montre une relation de concordance par rapport à la base (plancher).

CONT

On observe [...] des amas tabulaires, des amas en forme de baguette ou des amas irréguliers. [...] Les amas concordants sont tabulaires et, moins fréquemment, en forme de baguette.

Spanish

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