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ALTERATION PIPE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pipe deposit
1, record 1, English, pipe%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pipe-like deposit 2, record 1, English, pipe%2Dlike%20deposit
correct
- chimney deposit 3, record 1, English, chimney%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zinc-rich skarns have in many cases developed along lithologic contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact, and in places pass distally into replacement manto and chimney deposits significantly higher in ore tonnage and grade than the skarn. 3, record 1, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration... is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits associated with acid plutonic stocks as at Butte, Montana, and Cerro de Pasco in Peru. 4, record 1, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte en forme de cheminée
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte en forme de pipe 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en cheminée 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en pipe 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipe 4, record 1, French, gisement%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipes 3, record 1, French, gisement%20en%20pipes
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Molybdène. - [...] Beaucoup de gîtes en forme de cheminées ou «pipes», par exemple en Australie [...], dans des granites. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les gîtes en pipes et en cheminée, le minerai est souvent bréchique. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gisement en pipe : Shangani (Zimbabwé). Ce gisement [...], associé à un complexe ultrabasique dans une série de tufs acides, est original par sa géométrie : en pipe, ou plus exactement en «champignon», sorte de protubérance à partir d'un corps ultrabasique bien stratifié et différencié stérile. La structure minéralisée mesure environ 550 X 550 mètres [...] 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Gisements en pipes ou «champignon». 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Un exemple de gisement en «pipe» : le gisement de tungstène de Puy-les-Vignes. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alteration pipe
1, record 2, English, alteration%20pipe
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rock alteration is usually confined to the footwall rocks. Chloritization and sericitization are the two commonest forms. The alteration zone is pipe-shaped and contains within it and towards the centre the chalcopyrite-bearing stockwork. The diameter of the alteration pipe increases upward until it is often coincident with that of the massive ore.... Of the many massive sulphide ores in sedimentary environments few are underlain by alteration pipes. 2, record 2, English, - alteration%20pipe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cheminée d'altération
1, record 2, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans certains gisements, les lentilles de pyrite se localiseraient au-dessus d'une cheminée d'altération. 2, record 2, French, - chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stringer ore
1, record 3, English, stringer%20ore
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stringer ore is usually within an intensely metasomatically altered "alteration pipe". 1, record 3, English, - stringer%20ore
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filonnets minéralisés
1, record 3, French, filonnets%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- minéralisation filonienne 1, record 3, French, min%C3%A9ralisation%20filonienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les filonnets minéralisés sont habituellement contenus dans une «cheminée d'altération» qui témoigne d'un intense métasomatisme. 1, record 3, French, - filonnets%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- advanced argillic alteration
1, record 4, English, advanced%20argillic%20alteration
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration. This alteration is characterized by dickite, kaolinite..., pyrophyllite... and quartz.... This is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits... This alteration involves extreme leaching of bases... from all aluminous phases such as feldspars and micas... 2, record 4, English, - advanced%20argillic%20alteration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Advanced argillic ... and adularia-type ... epithermal alteration zones with associated precious-metal deposits occur above or near several porphyry copper and copper-molybdenum deposits. 3, record 4, English, - advanced%20argillic%20alteration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- argilisation avancée
1, record 4, French, argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- altération argileuse avancée 1, record 4, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- altération argileuse étendue 2, record 4, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20%C3%A9tendue
correct, feminine noun
- altération argileuse intense 3, record 4, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20argileuse%20intense
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des zones d'altération épithermale de type argilisation avancée [...] et du type à adulaire [...] accompagnées de minéralisations de métaux précieux, se rencontrent au-dessus de plusieurs gîtes porphyriques de cuivre et de cuivre-molybdène ou à leur proximité. 1, record 4, French, - argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'altération argileuse [...] se sépare en deux stades : a) altération diffuse [...]; b) altération plus intense, restreinte, très liée aux fractures et au contact lave-monzonite [...] 2, record 4, French, - argilisation%20avanc%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- plutonic stock
1, record 5, English, plutonic%20stock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration.... This is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits associated with acid plutonic stocks as at Butte, Montana, and Cerro de Pasco in Peru. 1, record 5, English, - plutonic%20stock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- stock plutonique
1, record 5, French, stock%20plutonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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