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CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nickel and Cobalt Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nickeliferous sulphide melt
1, record 1, English, nickeliferous%20sulphide%20melt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Evidence from a number of magmatic nickel deposits... suggests that nickeliferous sulphide melts were generated by contamination of the mafic magma with sulphur from crustal rock, generally sulphidic sediments. 1, record 1, English, - nickeliferous%20sulphide%20melt
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nickeliferous sulfide melt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de cobalt et de nickel
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bain sulfuré nickélifère
1, record 1, French, bain%20sulfur%C3%A9%20nick%C3%A9lif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des indications tirées d'un certain nombre de gisements dans des komatiites de l'Archéen [...] laissent supposer que les bains sulfurés nickélifères ont été générés par suite de la contamination du magma mafique par du soufre provenant de roches crustales, généralement des roches sédimentaires sulfurées. 1, record 1, French, - bain%20sulfur%C3%A9%20nick%C3%A9lif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- isotopic evidence
1, record 2, English, isotopic%20evidence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abitibi komatiitic flows that host nickel deposits show little isotopic evidence of crustal contamination... 1, record 2, English, - isotopic%20evidence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indications isotopiques
1, record 2, French, indications%20isotopiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coulées komatiitiques de l'Abitibi dans lesquelles sont encaissés des gisements de nickel présentent peu d'indications isotopiques à l'appui d'une contamination crustale [...] 1, record 2, French, - indications%20isotopiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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