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ZN-PB-AG SKARN [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Prospecting
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Economic Geology
DEF

... [a] ground that gives indications of containing valuable minerals.

CONT

The recognition of any of the following features within a prospective terrain may lead to the discovery of a Zn-Pb-Ag skarn deposit.

CONT

The effectiveness of the ultra-violet lamp as a scheelite prospecting tool is improved markedly by first locating, in daylight, prospective terrain such as the base of a talus slope below a granite-limestone contact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection minière
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Terrain qui, de par certaines caractéristiques, semble propice à l'existence d'un gisement.

Spanish

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