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METALLIFEROUS BRINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metal-bearing brine
1, record 1, English, metal%2Dbearing%20brine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metalliferous brine 2, record 1, English, metalliferous%20brine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metalliferous brines trapped in deeply buried pressurized redbed reservoirs, an important component in the genesis of sedimentary copper deposits, may have been responsible for the formation of other sediment-hosted copper deposits ... 2, record 1, English, - metal%2Dbearing%20brine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sillitoe ... has further suggested that metal-bearing brines expelled from layers 1 and 2 would induce fusion in the wedge of mantle above the Benioff Zone, ascending with the resulting hydrous calc-alkaline magmas to form porphyry copper deposits when the volcanism is dominantly subaerial. 1, record 1, English, - metal%2Dbearing%20brine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saumure métallifère
1, record 1, French, saumure%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des lacs, d'eau douce ou de saumures plus ou moins acides et corrosives, occupent fréquemment cratères et caldeiras. [...] Ces lacs de cratère sont [...] opaques ou transparents selon les matières minérales qui s'y trouvent dissoutes ou suspendues [...]. [...] ce sont [...] des sels ferreux qui teintent en vert le lac du Kelud [...] À l'extrémité orientale de Java, celui qui emplit le large cratère de l'Idjen doit sa teinte de jade aux mixtures minérales qui en font un véritable brouet de sorcières : soufre natif, sulfates [...], acides chlorhydrique et sulfurique, alun, aluminium ... Brouet qui constitue en même temps un extraordinaire gisement de minerais liquides [...] 2, record 1, French, - saumure%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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