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OR-ARGENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold-silver
1, record 1, English, gold%2Dsilver
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Au/Ag 2, record 1, English, Au%2FAg
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auri-argentiferous 3, record 1, English, auri%2Dargentiferous
correct
- auro-argentiferous 4, record 1, English, auro%2Dargentiferous
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to minerals containing both gold and silver. 5, record 1, English, - gold%2Dsilver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gold-silver telluride. 1, record 1, English, - gold%2Dsilver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auro-argentifère
1, record 1, French, auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- d'or-argent 2, record 1, French, d%27or%2Dargent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on connaît beaucoup de gisements où l'or et l'argent sont associés, sans qu'en général l'un prédomine d'une façon écrasante sur l'autre. Or tous ces gisements [...] sont [...] localisés le long d'arcs ou de ceintures volcaniques récents [...] Ils sont «jeunes»; c'est le groupe «auro-argentifère jeune» de De Launay. 3, record 1, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] de très gros gisements auro-argentifères peuvent être rencontrés dans les appareils volcaniques post-tectoniques des ceintures orogéniques récentes, etc. 3, record 1, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les mineurs grecs de Cassandre [...] avaient déjà reconnu que le minerai auro-argentifère se concentrait aux intersections de filons [...] 3, record 1, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Gîtes d'or-argent «épithermaux» du Nevada. 2, record 1, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tellurure d'or-argent. 2, record 1, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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