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MESOTHERMAL DEPOSIT [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Geochemistry
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A deep-seated high temperature deposit, below the mesothermal zone.

CONT

General characteristics of hypothermal deposits. (After Lindgren 1933). Depth of formation: 3000-1500 m. Temperature of formation: [approximately] 300-600°C. Occurrence: In or near deep-seated acid plutonic rocks in deeply eroded areas ...

CONT

... hypothermal deposits [have formed] at 3 km to more than 5 km.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géochimie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Gîte minéral formé à pression et température élevées.

CONT

[...] Lindgren a indiqué les domaines de profondeur et de température qu'il assignait aux dépôts hypo-, méso- et épithermaux. [...] les «hypo» sont les gîtes «profonds» et chauds, et «épi» signifie plus élevé et de basse température.

CONT

Beaucoup de dépôts hypothermaux [...] sont dans, ou associés à, des failles inverses ou des décrochements.

CONT

^...] les gîtes hypothermaux [sont] formés à des profondeurs de 3 à 5 km et plus.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Quartz-Carbonate Vein Gold Deposits in Metamorphic Terranes.... This type of gold deposit consists dominantly of quartz-carbonate veins in metamorphosed volcanic, sedimentary and granitoid rocks. Such deposits are commonly referred to as mesothermal vein deposits in the literature, in part after the classification of Lindgren(1933) ;...

CONT

Of paramount importance are the abundant quartz-carbonate vein deposits that typify greenstone terrains of all ages; because their inferred conditions of formation are compatible with the low to medium metamorphic grade of their host rocks, these deposits are also commonly referred to as mesothermal vein deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques

Spanish

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