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MASSIVE ORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- massive ore
1, record 1, English, massive%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nickel-copper. These deposits are mainly composed of massive and disseminated ores developed in or near the base of komatiitic and tholeiitic lava flows and sills ... 2, record 1, English, - massive%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "disseminated ore". 3, record 1, English, - massive%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Massive ore zone. 4, record 1, English, - massive%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai massif
1, record 1, French, minerai%20massif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Minéralisations concordantes sur leur enveloppe. - Le minerai est tantôt massif, tantôt disséminé au sein de sa roche-support. Lorsque le minerai est massif il peut occuper la totalité de sa roche-support et apparaître ainsi comme une véritable strate de nature particulière au sein d'une séquence sédimentaire. [...] Le plus souvent, le minerai massif forme des lentilles. 2, record 1, French, - minerai%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Jusque vers 1930, seuls les corps minéralisés à forte teneur étaient exploitables; c'est pourquoi les filons, riches en minerai massif, ont été les premiers étudiés. 3, record 1, French, - minerai%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «minerai disséminé». 4, record 1, French, - minerai%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Zone de minerai massif. 5, record 1, French, - minerai%20massif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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