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MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSIT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A rich concentration of sulfide minerals which is easily mineable.

CONT

The third important source [of copper] is massive sulphide deposits, associated with volcanic activity ...

OBS

massive sulphide deposit: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • deposit of massive sulfides

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Beaucoup de gisements de sulfures massifs de Cu-Zn-Fe se localisent au-dessus de roches volcaniques déposées en milieu marin et altérées en schistes verts [...]

CONT

[...] les gîtes de sulfures massifs se situent tant dans les bassins océaniques principaux que marginaux, ainsi que dans les arcs insulaires. [...] Ainsi de nombreux gisements de sulfures massifs, dans les arcs insulaires, se forment en bordure de plaques convergentes [...]

OBS

gisement de sulfures massifs : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • gîte sulfuré massif

Spanish

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