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MOTHER LODE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lode
1, record 1, English, lode
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lead 2, record 1, English, lead
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral deposit consisting of a zone of veins, veinlets, disseminations, or planar breccias ... 2, record 1, English, - lode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A lode consists of several veins spaced closely enough so that all of them, together with the intervening rock, can be mined as a unit. 3, record 1, English, - lode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A system of veins that can be mined directly forms a lode, for example the mother lode of the California gold rush. 4, record 1, English, - lode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lode
1, record 1, French, lode
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu de veines 1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20veines
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un «lode» [...] est formé d'un certain nombre de veines parallèles de remplissage de fissures, où le roc qui les sépare est parfois minéralisé, de façon à former un massif continu de minerai. 1, record 1, French, - lode
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología económica
- Minas metálicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filón
1, record 1, Spanish, fil%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lode
1, record 2, English, lode
correct, see observation, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lead 2, record 2, English, lead
correct, noun
- vein 3, record 2, English, vein
correct, see observation, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An epigenetic mineral filling of a fracture in a host rock, in tabular or sheetlike form, often with associated replacement of the host rock; a mineral deposit of this form and origin. 2, record 2, English, - lode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A system of veins that can be mined directly forms a lode, for example the mother lode of the California gold rush. 4, record 2, English, - lode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A vein and a lode are generally the same thing; the former being more scientific, the latter, a miner’s name for it. 5, record 2, English, - lode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lode, as used by miners, is nearly synonymous with the term vein, as employed by geologists. 6, record 2, English, - lode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filon
1, record 2, French, filon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- veine 2, record 2, French, veine
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse minérale de forme tabulaire, qui s'est déposée dans une fracture du roc. 3, record 2, French, - filon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une veine a la forme d'un dyke, mais le dyke est composé de roche. On réserve le nom de veines pour les massifs de minerais ayant une composition différente de celle des roches. 3, record 2, French, - filon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Le filon] est généralement compris entre deux surfaces sensiblement parallèles. 4, record 2, French, - filon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena
1, record 2, Spanish, vena
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- veta 1, record 2, Spanish, veta
correct, feminine noun
- filón 1, record 2, Spanish, fil%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Yacimiento mineral estrecho y largo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - vena
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-05-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Mother Lode deposit
1, record 3, English, Mother%20Lode%20deposit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In areas where such ultramafic rocks have been deformed and geochemically altered, they provide the main deposits of asbestos... They may also be associated with gold, for example, the Mother Lode deposits of California. 1, record 3, English, - Mother%20Lode%20deposit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gisement de type Mother Lode
1, record 3, French, gisement%20de%20type%20Mother%20Lode
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la relation entre les minéralisations aurifères, les zones de faille et les roches ultramafiques fortement altérées est comparable aux gisements de classe mondiale de type Mother Lode (Californie). [...] Plusieurs indices aurifères comparables aux gisements de type Mother Lode (Californie) ont été découverts sur la propriété, le long de cette bande ultramafique [...] 1, record 3, French, - gisement%20de%20type%20Mother%20Lode
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-04-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Mother Lode type
1, record 4, English, Mother%20Lode%20type
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The epithermal deposits... are distinct... from "mesothermal" or Mother Lode type gold-quartz vein deposits... 1, record 4, English, - Mother%20Lode%20type
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- type Mother Lode
1, record 4, French, type%20Mother%20Lode
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les travaux ont d'abord été principalement axés sur la définition des meilleurs secteurs au sein de la séquence ultramafique (type Mother Lode) [...] 1, record 4, French, - type%20Mother%20Lode
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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