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GANGUE ROCK [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cobber
1, record 1, English, cobber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cobber man 2, record 1, English, cobber%20man
correct
- bucker 3, record 1, English, bucker
correct
- ore picker 4, record 1, English, ore%20picker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In metal mining, a laborer who chips gangue(waste rock) from lumps of ore with a hammer, thus increasing the percentage of valuable minerals and reducing the amount of gangue to be handled in treating the ore at the mill or smelter. 2, record 1, English, - cobber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cobber woman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scheideur
1, record 1, French, scheideur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scheideuse 2, record 1, French, scheideuse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- trieur de minerai 3, record 1, French, trieur%20de%20minerai
masculine noun
- trieuse de minerai 4, record 1, French, trieuse%20de%20minerai
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrier affecté au tri manuel du minerai. 5, record 1, French, - scheideur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le féminin scheideuse est virtuel. 2, record 1, French, - scheideur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Geología económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escogedor
1, record 1, Spanish, escogedor
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- apartador 1, record 1, Spanish, apartador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Geochemistry
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disseminated sulfide
1, record 2, English, disseminated%20sulfide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- disseminated sulphide 2, record 2, English, disseminated%20sulphide
correct
- dissemination of sulphide 3, record 2, English, dissemination%20of%20sulphide
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfide scattered as specks and veinlets through rocks and constituting not over 20 percent of the total rock volume. 1, record 2, English, - disseminated%20sulfide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
From the base upwards, massive sulphide gives way through disseminated sulphides in a silicate gangue to lightly mineralized and then barren rock... 4, record 2, English, - disseminated%20sulfide
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dissemination of sulfide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géochimie
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sulfure disséminé
1, record 2, French, sulfure%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sulfures sont soit massifs, soit disséminés. [...] La chromite est mieux représentée dans les sulfures massifs que dans les disséminés. 2, record 2, French, - sulfure%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flotation
1, record 3, English, flotation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- flotation process 2, record 3, English, flotation%20process
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process used to separate particulate solids, which have been suspended in a fluid, by selectively attaching the particles to be removed to a light fluid and allowing this mineralized fluid aggregation to rise to where it can be removed. 3, record 3, English, - flotation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principal use of the process is to separate valuable minerals from waste rock, or gangue, in which case the ground ore is suspended in water and, after chemical treatment, subjected to bubbles of air. 3, record 3, English, - flotation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- flottation
1, record 3, French, flottation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- procédé de flottation 2, record 3, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20flottation
correct, masculine noun
- flottage 3, record 3, French, flottage
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération métallurgique de voie humide ayant pour objet d'enrichir certains minerais (broyés au préalable) par séparation de la gangue, c'est-à-dire des matières stériles; et de séparer éventuellement les divers constituants d'un minerai complexe. 4, record 3, French, - flottation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce procédé] est basé sur la différence de densité des matières à séparer dans un liquide déterminé et fait intervenir des phénomènes de tension superficielle. En pratique, on ajoute à l'eau différents réactifs qui favorisent la séparation des sulfures. 4, record 3, French, - flottation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«flottage» : Improprement utilisé parfois comme synonyme de flottation. 3, record 3, French, - flottation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- flotación
1, record 3, Spanish, flotaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento para separar de su ganga los minerales machacados, merced a agentes que, agregados a un baño de agua, hacen flotar las partículas de uno de los dos constituyentes mientras que las del otro quedan en el fondo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - flotaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cockade ore
1, record 4, English, cockade%20ore
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cocarde ore 2, record 4, English, cocarde%20ore
correct
- ring ore 2, record 4, English, ring%20ore
correct
- sphere ore 2, record 4, English, sphere%20ore
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metallic ore in which the ore and gangue minerals are deposited in successive crusts around rock fragments in a vein. 2, record 4, English, - cockade%20ore
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- minerai en cocarde
1, record 4, French, minerai%20en%20cocarde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- minerai à texture en cocarde 2, record 4, French, minerai%20%C3%A0%20texture%20en%20cocarde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minerai filonien formé par le dépôt de croûtes minérales successives autour de fragments bréchiques. 3, record 4, French, - minerai%20en%20cocarde
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
minerai «nougaté», à texture bréchique en cocarde. 2, record 4, French, - minerai%20en%20cocarde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-11-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Metals Mining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gangue rock 1, record 5, English, gangue%20rock
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skarn type in used... to designate a large group of mineral deposits in which a significant proportion of the associated gangue rock is composed of calcium and magnesium silicate minerals. 1, record 5, English, - gangue%20rock
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "gangue." 2, record 5, English, - gangue%20rock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines métalliques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- roche de gangue
1, record 5, French, roche%20de%20gangue
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-04-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- calcareous matrix
1, record 6, English, calcareous%20matrix
proposal
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- calcareous gangue 1, record 6, English, calcareous%20gangue
proposal
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calcareous: Said of a substance that contains calcium carbonate. 2, record 6, English, - calcareous%20matrix
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gangue : The valueless rock or mineral aggregates in an ore... Synonym : matrix. 2, record 6, English, - calcareous%20matrix
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gangue calcaire
1, record 6, French, gangue%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches phosphatées [...] peuvent constituer des gisements exploitables, dans lesquels la teneur en phosphate atteint parfois jusqu'à 40 % de la roche. Le minéral se concentre sous forme de granulations ou nodules dans une gangue calcaire, argileuse ou sableuse. 1, record 6, French, - gangue%20calcaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1983-06-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- liberate
1, record 7, English, liberate
correct, verb
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unlocking the valuable minerals from the rock in disseminated ore requires dividing the ore so finely that the sulfides are broken up into particles substantially liberated from gangue, and the gangue into particles substantially liberated from sulfides. 2, record 7, English, - liberate
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- libérer
1, record 7, French, lib%C3%A9rer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dissocier par concassage ou broyage les constituants minéralogiques d'une matière minérale. 2, record 7, French, - lib%C3%A9rer
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un premier stade, il s'agit de préparer mécaniquement le minerai et au départ, il convient de libérer les entités minéralogiques valorisables des minéraux de la gangue: c'est le stade de la fragmentation (...) 3, record 7, French, - lib%C3%A9rer
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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