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METALLOTECT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Specific tectonic, geological, mineralogical or geochemical feature which hosts the deposits and played a key role in controlling their formation.

CONT

As a metallotect, these rocks are most important for their deposits of lead and zinc ... They form through the circulation of highly concentrated brines through pore spaces in the carbonates, which are also important sites for the concentration of petroleum and natural gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Tout objet géologique lié à la tectonique, au magmatisme, au métamorphisme, à la géochimie [...] qui favorise l'édification d'un gisement ou d'une concentration minérale.

CONT

On distingue des métallotectes locaux, qui s'apparentent aux contrôles de la minéralisation, et des métallotectes régionaux, qui correspondent à une notion synthétique intermédiaire entre les aspects purement descriptifs et des conceptions théoriques plus abstraites.

PHR

Métallotecte favorable, négatif, positif, principal, révélateur, secondaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Minas metálicas
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