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GABBRO-ANORTHOSITE TERRANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black sand
1, record 1, English, black%20sand
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Heavy, dark, sandlike minerals found on beaches and in stream beds. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concentrations of black sand in the delta area of the Natashquan River on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River... are typical examples of heavy mineral placer deposits derived from a gabbro-anorthosite terrane. 3, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually magnetite and ilmenite and sometimes gold, platinum, and monazite are present [in black sand]. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Black sand bed. 3, record 1, English, - black%20sand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sable noir
1, record 1, French, sable%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des minéraux accessoires du granite (sphène, apatite, grenat, monazite, tourmaline, minerais, etc.) résistent à l'altération et se retrouvent sous forme de «minéraux lourds», concentrés en des lits de «sables noirs» dans les sédiments dérivés du remaniement des arènes. 2, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] lorsqu'on lave des alluvions à la batée, on trouve l'or fréquemment associé à un «sable noir» (magnétite, ilménite ou à un «sable jaune» (grenat, zircon, monazite). 3, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les concentrations de sable noir observées dans la région du delta de la rivière Natashquan sur la rive nord du Saint-Laurent [...] sont des exemples typiques de placers de minéraux lourds dérivés d'un terrane gabbro-anorthositique. 4, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Couche de sable noir. 4, record 1, French, - sable%20noir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arena negra
1, record 1, Spanish, arena%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sedimento arenoso en el que se encuentran muy concentrados uno o varios metales pesados como consecuencia de algún proceso natural. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arena%20negra
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