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URANIUM ROLL-FRONT DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- roll-front uranium deposit
1, record 1, English, roll%2Dfront%20uranium%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roll-front-type uranium deposit 2, record 1, English, roll%2Dfront%2Dtype%20uranium%20deposit
correct
- uranium roll-front deposit 3, record 1, English, uranium%20roll%2Dfront%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The subeconomic Dorchester deposit in New Brunswick evidently has a higher grade linear or curvilinear zone in contact with barren pyrite near an oxidation-reduction "front" and a lower grade zone away from the "front." Although incompletely documented, this morphology is similar to that of uranium roll-front deposits. 3, record 1, English, - roll%2Dfront%20uranium%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The resulting sedimentary rocks are most important as hosts for uranium deposits, which are generally termed Colorado Plateau type after their best known occurrences, where they are also known as roll-front type after their form and mode of deposition. 1, record 1, English, - roll%2Dfront%20uranium%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement d’uranium de type roll-front
1, record 1, French, gisement%20d%26rsquo%3Buranium%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement uranifère de type roll-front 2, record 1, French, gisement%20uranif%C3%A8re%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
correct, masculine noun
- gîte uranifère de type roll-front 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20uranif%C3%A8re%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
correct, masculine noun
- gîte d'uranium de type roll-front 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20d%27uranium%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Genèse des gisements d’uranium de type roll-front […] Les concentrations de type roll-front constituent le type majeur de gisement d’uranium en contexte sédimentaire et représentent une part très importante des réserves mondiales à bas coût. 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20d%26rsquo%3Buranium%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Sud Texas, le gisement uranifère de Panna Maria, de type «roll», se serait formé selon ces processus biogéniques [...] 3, record 1, French, - gisement%20d%26rsquo%3Buranium%20de%20type%20roll%2Dfront
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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