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AURIFEROUS DEPOSIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- History (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circa
1, record 1, English, circa
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ca. 2, record 1, English, ca%2E
correct
- c. 3, record 1, English, c%2E
correct
- ca 4, record 1, English, ca
correct
- c 4, record 1, English, c
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
About, around. 5, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early placer miners (ca. 1902) followed the lower bedrock surface ... 6, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Boliden auriferous massive sulphide deposit occurs in the circa 1. 8 Ga greenstone belt of the Skellefte district in Sweden. 6, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
often used with numerals (circa 1740). 5, record 1, English, - circa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
used with dates when the exact date is unknown. 7, record 1, English, - circa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Histoire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vers
1, record 1, French, vers
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- v. 2, record 1, French, v%2E
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- environ 3, record 1, French, environ
correct
- env. 4, record 1, French, env%2E
correct
- env. 4, record 1, French, env%2E
- circa 5, record 1, French, circa
avoid, anglicism, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
circa : Préposition latine signifiant autour de, aux environs de, vers, qui sert à indiquer une date approximative. [P. ex. : vers] 250-220 av. J.-C. 6, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premiers mineurs qui ont exploité ce placer (vers 1902) ont suivi la surface inférieure du dépôt le long du substratum rocheux [...] 7, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gisement de sulfures massifs aurifères de Boliden se trouve dans la ceinture de roches vertes du district de Skellefte en Suède remontant à environ 1,8 Ga. 7, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vers, v. : terme et abréviation utilisés à la Section de traduction des Musées. 8, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Le préfixe] «circa-», du latin «circa», autour de, entre dans la composition de quelques mots. [P. ex. :] circalittoral [...] circalunaire [...] circannuel [...] 9, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
circa : Anglicisme au sens de «environ» qui s'abrège «env.» 10, record 1, French, - vers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
environ; vers : Choisir l'un ou l'autre des termes selon le contexte, le premier équivalent au sens de l'anglais «about» et le second au sens de «around». 11, record 1, French, - vers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mesoband
1, record 2, English, mesoband
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in much of the deposit, mesobands of consistently auriferous pyrrhotite-rich iron-formation can be traced around fold hinges and along fold limbs without significant changes in thickness of sulphur or gold contents for tens of metres. 1, record 2, English, - mesoband
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bande d'échelle mésoscopique
1, record 2, French, bande%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20m%C3%A9soscopique
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 une grande partie du gisement, des bandes de formation de fer d'échelle mésoscopique riches en pyrrhotite et uniformément minéralisées en or, peuvent être suivies autour de la charnière des plis et le long de leurs flancs sans que l'on observe à l'intérieur de celles-ci de variations significatives de l'épaisseur, de la teneur en soufre ou en or sur des dizaines de mètres. 1, record 2, French, - bande%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20m%C3%A9soscopique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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