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GOLD-SILVER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold-silver telluride
1, record 1, English, gold%2Dsilver%20telluride
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Au-Ag telluride 2, record 1, English, Au%2DAg%20telluride
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in the Emperor Gold Mine,... vertical zoning of gold-silver tellurides in one of the main ore shoots give rise to an increase in the Ag/Au ratio with depth... 3, record 1, English, - gold%2Dsilver%20telluride
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tellurure d'or-argent
1, record 1, French, tellurure%20d%27or%2Dargent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette altération s'accompagne localement de la mise en place de chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnétite, hématite, bornite, et or, suivis par sphalérite, arsénopyrite, marcassite, tétraédrite, sulfoarséniures de Co-Ni et tellurures d'or-argent. 2, record 1, French, - tellurure%20d%27or%2Dargent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Groupe de minéraux à teneur de tellure or et argent. 3, record 1, French, - tellurure%20d%27or%2Dargent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ore shoot
1, record 2, English, ore%20shoot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- oreshoot 2, record 2, English, oreshoot
correct
- shoot of ore 3, record 2, English, shoot%20of%20ore
correct
- shoot 4, record 2, English, shoot
correct, noun
- chute 5, record 2, English, chute
correct
- mineralized shoot 6, record 2, English, mineralized%20shoot
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elongated body of ore extending downward within a deposit (usually a vein), representing the more valuable part of the deposit. 7, record 2, English, - ore%20shoot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in the Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji,... vertical zoning of gold-silver tellurides in one of the main ore shoots gives rise to an increase in the Ag/Au ratio... 2, record 2, English, - ore%20shoot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Magnetite is mostly fine- to medium-grained and is disseminated in granoblastic textures with the skarn minerals, or forms thin lenses, shoots, and stringers in the skarn zone. 8, record 2, English, - ore%20shoot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colonne minéralisée
1, record 2, French, colonne%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- colonne de richesse 2, record 2, French, colonne%20de%20richesse
correct, feminine noun
- colonne 3, record 2, French, colonne
correct, feminine noun
- passe minéralisée 4, record 2, French, passe%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Section d'un gîte ayant la forme d'une lentille allongée et dont l'extraction est rentable. 2, record 2, French, - colonne%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'échelle de l'exploitation on observe souvent que la minéralisation utile ne se répartit pas de façon régulière et homogène dans le filon. Elle est concentrée en zones de forme variable que les mineurs désignent par «colonnes minéralisées» [...] 5, record 2, French, - colonne%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il est rare qu'un filon soit minéralisé d'un bout à l'autre; la minéralisation exploitable forme généralement des lentilles allongées, appelées colonnes minéralisées. 6, record 2, French, - colonne%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La magnétite est surtout à grain fin à moyen et est disséminée au sein des associations minérales de skarn à texture granoblastique ou forme de minces lentilles, des colonnes minéralisées et des filonnets dans la zone skarnifiée. 7, record 2, French, - colonne%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología económica
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna de mineral
1, record 2, Spanish, columna%20de%20mineral
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masa de mineral de forma irregular que se eleva por encima de un filón. 1, record 2, Spanish, - columna%20de%20mineral
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gold-silver
1, record 3, English, gold%2Dsilver
correct, adjective phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- Au/Ag 2, record 3, English, Au%2FAg
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- auri-argentiferous 3, record 3, English, auri%2Dargentiferous
correct
- auro-argentiferous 4, record 3, English, auro%2Dargentiferous
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to minerals containing both gold and silver. 5, record 3, English, - gold%2Dsilver
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gold-silver telluride. 1, record 3, English, - gold%2Dsilver
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- auro-argentifère
1, record 3, French, auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- d'or-argent 2, record 3, French, d%27or%2Dargent
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on connaît beaucoup de gisements où l'or et l'argent sont associés, sans qu'en général l'un prédomine d'une façon écrasante sur l'autre. Or tous ces gisements [...] sont [...] localisés le long d'arcs ou de ceintures volcaniques récents [...] Ils sont «jeunes»; c'est le groupe «auro-argentifère jeune» de De Launay. 3, record 3, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] de très gros gisements auro-argentifères peuvent être rencontrés dans les appareils volcaniques post-tectoniques des ceintures orogéniques récentes, etc. 3, record 3, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les mineurs grecs de Cassandre [...] avaient déjà reconnu que le minerai auro-argentifère se concentrait aux intersections de filons [...] 3, record 3, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Gîtes d'or-argent «épithermaux» du Nevada. 2, record 3, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tellurure d'or-argent. 2, record 3, French, - auro%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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