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PRIMARY GEOCHEMICAL DISPERSION [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Geochemical dispersion of elements by processes operating within the Earth.

OBS

Opposite of "secondary dispersion."

Key term(s)
  • primary geochemical dispersion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
CONT

Les dispersions sont dites primaires si elles sont liées à la formation de certaines roches ou à des phénomènes minéralisants «primaires», dans le sens d'hypogènes (au sein de l'écorce).

Key term(s)
  • dispersion géochimique primaire

Spanish

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