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GOLD DEPOSITION [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- normal sequence
1, record 1, English, normal%20sequence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
mineral sequence : The order of deposition during formation. A normal sequence is stated to be oxides followed by sulfides and ending with elements, such as gold. Ideal conditions necessary for normal deposition are those which are not subjected to crowding, telescoping, stretching, etc. during the deposition or rejuvenation of mineralizing solutions, effective changes of wall rock along the vein, or any of the similar changes common in ore deposition. 1, record 1, English, - normal%20sequence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- succession normale
1, record 1, French, succession%20normale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'existence d'une «succession normale», dans la suite chronologique du dépôt des minéraux constituant un gisement métallifère quelconque des types ignés ou hydrothermaux profonds, indique que la genèse de ces gisements dépend de lois physico-chimiques très générales, mais non encore élucidées. [...] On peut admettre, en première approximation, qu'elle est en rapport avec la décroissance de la température des fluides minéralisateurs émanés de magmas éruptifs. 1, record 1, French, - succession%20normale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mining Wastes
- Pollutants
- Water Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mining sediment
1, record 2, English, mining%20sediment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
However, recent research has identified massive storage of mining sediments in rivers draining the Sierra piedmont. These sediments are mobilized during floods and deposited in the bypasses in large volumes. Such deposition has major implications for flood control, the fate of mercury used extensively in gold mining, agricultural production, and lowland floodplain habitats. 1, record 2, English, - mining%20sediment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Déchets miniers
- Agents de pollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sédiment minier
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diment%20minier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des résidus miniers déposés dans les rivières Ok Tedi et Fly ont entraîné une accumulation du lit de la rivière en aval de la mine, ce qui augmente la fréquence des inondations et nuit au couvert végétal sensible. Outre cet impact physique, les sédiments miniers contiennent du cuivre et des minéraux sulfurés qui peuvent donner lieu à de l'exhaure de roches acides. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9diment%20minier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gold paleoplacer
1, record 3, English, gold%20paleoplacer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- paleoplacer gold deposit 1, record 3, English, paleoplacer%20gold%20deposit
correct
- auriferous paleoplacer 2, record 3, English, auriferous%20paleoplacer
correct
- gold palaeoplacer 3, record 3, English, gold%20palaeoplacer
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Paleoplacer gold deposits... presumably formed in much the same manner as modern placers, but may have undergone considerable modification since their deposition. 4, record 3, English, - gold%20paleoplacer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term [paleoplacer] is generally applied only to those heavy mineral accumulations that are notably enriched in particular commodities - e.g. gold paleoplacers ... 4, record 3, English, - gold%20paleoplacer
Record 3, Key term(s)
- palaeoplacer gold deposit
- auriferous palaeoplacer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- paléoplacer aurifère
1, record 3, French, pal%C3%A9oplacer%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- paléoplacer d'or 2, record 3, French, pal%C3%A9oplacer%20d%27or
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
- Modelling (Mathematics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- epigenetic pattern
1, record 4, English, epigenetic%20pattern
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- epigenetic model 2, record 4, English, epigenetic%20model
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dispersion pattern formed by the subsequent introduction of metal from an outside source. 1, record 4, English, - epigenetic%20pattern
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is appropriate to consider an integrated epigenetic model that would permit different intensities of sulphidation-controlled gold deposition in a variety of... Fe-rich host rocks. 3, record 4, English, - epigenetic%20pattern
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- modèle épigénétique
1, record 4, French, mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mineralizing event
1, record 5, English, mineralizing%20event
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Extensive carbonatization and introduction of Ca may have accompanied sulphide and gold deposition. It is possible that different hydrothermal fluids were involved during each of the progressive stages of the mineralizing event. 2, record 5, English, - mineralizing%20event
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dolomitization, of pre-, syn-, and post-ore age, is a widespread and characteristic feature of MVT [Mississippi Valley Type] districts. In spite of this, however, its significance and genetic history relative to burial diagenesis and the mineralizing event(s) is not well understood. 2, record 5, English, - mineralizing%20event
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- phénomène minéralisant
1, record 5, French, ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20min%C3%A9ralisant
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- phénomène minéralisateur 2, record 5, French, ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20min%C3%A9ralisateur
correct, masculine noun
- épisode de minéralisation 3, record 5, French, %C3%A9pisode%20de%20min%C3%A9ralisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces observations prouvent [...] qu'une partie des phénomènes minéralisants est nettement postérieure à la sédimentation et à la diagenèse des strates liasiques, donc épigénétique. 1, record 5, French, - ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20min%C3%A9ralisant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque les formations naturelles et les sédiments meubles qui les recouvrent [...] ne sont pas touchés par des phénomènes minéralisateurs [...], il est possible [...] de déterminer [...] les «fonds géochimiques» régionaux ou locaux, c'est-à-dire les teneurs représentatives des formations étudiées pour certains éléments [...] 2, record 5, French, - ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20min%C3%A9ralisant
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- brittle deformation
1, record 6, English, brittle%20deformation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brittle deformation takes the form of rupturing or shearing. 2, record 6, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... sulphidation and accompanying gold deposition could have occurred during early metamorphism in a ductile regime... and must have preceded brittle deformation that occurred during formation of the late quartz veins and introduction of arsenic and tungsten. 3, record 6, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "ductile deformation." 4, record 6, English, - brittle%20deformation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- déformation cassante
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- déformation fragile 2, record 6, French, d%C3%A9formation%20fragile
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation discontinue provoquée par l'application sur une roche de contraintes au delà des limites élastique et plastique. 3, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sous l'action de contraintes, les roches peuvent subir deux types de déformations, les unes cassantes ou failles, les autres plus souples, les plis. 4, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le socle, [...] riche en terrains métamorphiques et granitiques, [...] est [...] le siège de déformations plutôt cassantes tandis que la couverture présente des déformations plutôt souples. 4, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9formation%20cassante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-03-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mobilization
1, record 7, English, mobilization
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any process by which solid rock becomes sufficiently soft and plastic to permit it to flow or to permit geochemical migration of the mobile components. 2, record 7, English, - mobilization
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acid precipitation, ... was leaching aluminum from surrounding soils - a process known as mobilization and bearing it into the lake water. 3, record 7, English, - mobilization
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mobilization of synsedimentary gold during subsequent metamorphism and deformation, followed by its deposition in structurally favourable sites, were probably not essential for the genesis of the stratiform ores. 4, record 7, English, - mobilization
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mobilisation
1, record 7, French, mobilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de phénomènes chimiques et biologiques complexes qui, dans les sols et les altérations de surface, aboutissent à la mise en solution et au transport des éléments chimiques des roches, en commençant par les plus mobiles, les bases alcalines et alcalino-terreuses et la silice, pour se poursuivre par les moins mobiles, le manganèse, le fer et, enfin l'aluminium. 2, record 7, French, - mobilisation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mobilisation de l'or synsédimentaire au cours d'un épisode ultérieur de métamorphisme et de déformation, suivie de sa précipitation dans des sites structuraux favorables, ne sont probablement pas des processus essentiels à la formation des minerais stratiformes. 3, record 7, French, - mobilisation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-08-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Electrochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- patterned gold electrode
1, record 8, English, patterned%20gold%20electrode
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Four electrode materials were identified as candidates for the fabrication of sheet actuators. These were graphite powder, conductive greases, Patterned gold and conductive elastomers. Graphite powder, conductive greases, and conductive polymers are compliant materials and will move as the polymer film is actuated. A gold electrode would have to be patterned to allow it to deform as the polymer film is actuated. 2, record 8, English, - patterned%20gold%20electrode
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A new fabrication technique is proposed to create electrodes on thin ionic polymer membranes for micro actuator applications. The technique consists in plasma deposition of a thin(a few nm) allylamine coating on the membrane followed by stepwise assembly of Au colloids on the amine surface into a conductive electrode. Patterned gold electrodes can be created by using a stencil mask during allylamine plasma deposition. 1, record 8, English, - patterned%20gold%20electrode
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Électrochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- électrode à motif d'or assemblé
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9lectrode%20%C3%A0%20motif%20d%27or%20assembl%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
électrode à motif d'or assemblé : Le procédé consiste à déposer de l'or colloïdal sur un support de membrane flexible. Le dépôt d'or peut présenter un motif bien défini et prédéterminé grâce à un «masque» protecteur. Ceci s'effectue dans un plasma, c'est-à-dire dans un gaz ionisé. [Source : professeur Jean-Michel Kauffman, Unité d'électroanalyse et de bioélectrochimie, Institut de Pharmacie, Université libre de Bruxelles.] 1, record 8, French, - %C3%A9lectrode%20%C3%A0%20motif%20d%27or%20assembl%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1978-01-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Lindgren's mineral sequence
1, record 9, English, Lindgren%27s%20mineral%20sequence
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The established mineral sequence, as determined... by Lindgren [is given in the following table]. The minerals within each group are listed in the order of their deposition, the earliest-formed minerals being listed first. It must be emphasized that although the mineral sequence holds in general, there are many exceptions, reversals, and examples of overlapping deposition.... 1. Quartz(continued), chlorite, tourmaline, lime-iron silicates, sericite, albite, adularia, barite, fluorite, siderite, rhodochrosite, ankerite, calcite(continued). 2. Magnetite, specularite(sometimes later, uraninite. 3. Pyrite, arsenopyrite, cobalt and nickel arsenides. 4. Cassiterite(sometimes preceding pyrite), wolframite(scheelite), molybdenite(?). 5. Pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, stannite, bismuthinite(?) 6. Sphalerite, enargite, tennantite, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galena, chalcocite, stromeyerite, argentite, ruby silver, polybasite, chalcopyrite, lead-silver sulfantimonides, native silver, native bismuth, electrum, tellurides, native gold. 7. Stibnite, cinnabar. 2, record 9, English, - Lindgren%27s%20mineral%20sequence
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- succession de Lindgren
1, record 9, French, succession%20de%20Lindgren
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voici cette succession, telle que W. Lindgren l'a proposée [...] : (1) Quartz, chlorite, tourmaline, silicates de fer et calcium séricite, albite adulaire, barytine, fluorine, sidérose, dialogite, ankérite, calcite (le dépôt de quartz et de calcite continue ou se répète souvent dans les phases suivantes. (2) Magnétite, oligiste (quelquefois un peu plus tard), uraninite. (3) Pyrite, mispickel, arséniures de nickel et de cobalt. (4) Cassitérite (précédant quelquefois la pyrite), wolfram et scheelite, molybdénite. (5) Pyrrhotine, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, stannine, bismuthine. (6) Blende, énargite, tennantite, tétraédrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galène, chalcosine, stroméyérite, argentite, argents rouges, polybasite, chalcopyrite, sulfo-antimoniures de plomb et d'argent, argent, bismuth, électrum, tellurures, or natif. (7) Stibine, cinabre. 2, record 9, French, - succession%20de%20Lindgren
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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