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FOOTWALL ROCK [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inclusion massive sulphide
1, record 1, English, inclusion%20massive%20sulphide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lowest zone consists of massive sulphide ore that contains angular wall rock fragments("inclusion massive sulphide"), and stringers of sulphide that project into the underlying footwall rocks. 1, record 1, English, - inclusion%20massive%20sulphide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- inclusion massive sulfide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfure massif à inclusions
1, record 1, French, sulfure%20massif%20%C3%A0%20inclusions
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La partie basale des corps minéralisés est constituée de sulfures massifs qui contiennent des fragments anguleux des roches encaissantes («sulfures massifs à inclusions») et des filonnets de sulfures qui pénètrent dans les roches sous-jacentes du mur. 1, record 1, French, - sulfure%20massif%20%C3%A0%20inclusions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sericitization
1, record 2, English, sericitization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sericitic alteration 2, record 2, English, sericitic%20alteration
correct
- sericite alteration 3, record 2, English, sericite%20alteration
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hydrothermal, deuteric, or metamorphic process involving the introduction of, alteration to, or replacement by sericitic muscovite. 4, record 2, English, - sericitization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rock alteration is usually confined to footwall rocks. Chloritization and sericitization are the two commonest forms. 5, record 2, English, - sericitization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sericitization of feldspars in the vicinity of carbonate veinlets. 3, record 2, English, - sericitization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séricitisation
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9ricitisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- altération en séricite 2, record 2, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20en%20s%C3%A9ricite
correct, feminine noun
- altération séricitique 3, record 2, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20s%C3%A9ricitique
correct, feminine noun
- altération sériciteuse 2, record 2, French, alt%C3%A9ration%20s%C3%A9riciteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus au cours duquel un minéral est altéré en séricite. 4, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9ricitisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La séricitisation forme du mica blanc et du quartz aux dépens des feldspaths. 5, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9ricitisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la séricitisation des feldspaths à proximité des filonnets de carbonates. 6, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9ricitisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alteration pipe
1, record 3, English, alteration%20pipe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wall rock alteration is usually confined to the footwall rocks. Chloritization and sericitization are the two commonest forms. The alteration zone is pipe-shaped and contains within it and towards the centre the chalcopyrite-bearing stockwork. The diameter of the alteration pipe increases upward until it is often coincident with that of the massive ore.... Of the many massive sulphide ores in sedimentary environments few are underlain by alteration pipes. 2, record 3, English, - alteration%20pipe
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cheminée d'altération
1, record 3, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans certains gisements, les lentilles de pyrite se localiseraient au-dessus d'une cheminée d'altération. 2, record 3, French, - chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27alt%C3%A9ration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- footwall
1, record 4, English, footwall
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- downthrow 2, record 4, English, downthrow
correct
- lower plate 3, record 4, English, lower%20plate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lower wall or rock of an inclined or horizontal fault ... 4, record 4, English, - footwall
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In a dipping fault, the hanging wall refers to the surface of rock along the fault plane which has rock above it. Similarly the footwall is the surface or rock along the fault plane which has rock below it. 5, record 4, English, - footwall
Record 4, Key term(s)
- foot wall
- foot-wall
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mur
1, record 4, French, mur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lèvre inférieure 2, record 4, French, l%C3%A8vre%20inf%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- lèvre affaissée 3, record 4, French, l%C3%A8vre%20affaiss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- lèvre abaissée 4, record 4, French, l%C3%A8vre%20abaiss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- lit 5, record 4, French, lit
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compartiment situé au-dessous du plan de faille. 6, record 4, French, - mur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les compartiments définis par une faille se terminent contre celle-ci par des lèvres; il y a une lèvre supérieure dans le compartiment surélevé et une lèvre inférieure dans le compartiment affaissé. 7, record 4, French, - mur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le mouvement se fait suivant une surface de faille [...] qui n'est pas toujours un plan de faille [...] La surface est quelquefois verticale [...] et d'ordinaire inclinée [...] présentant une certaine pente [...] Dans ce dernier cas, la lèvre supérieure, reposant sur le plan de faille, est le toit [...], la lèvre inférieure est le mur [...] 8, record 4, French, - mur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lèvre d'une faille, chacune de ses deux parois (lèvre abaissée, lèvre soulevée). 9, record 4, French, - mur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Si le plan (ou la zone) de faille est incliné, la lèvre supérieure s'appelle toit, la lèvre inférieure, mur ou lit. 5, record 4, French, - mur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Tectónica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- labio hundido
1, record 4, Spanish, labio%20hundido
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La altura que media entre el labio levantado y el labio hundido constituye el salto de la falla. 1, record 4, Spanish, - labio%20hundido
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
- Various Metal Ores
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 5, English, wall
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- vein wall 2, record 5, English, vein%20wall
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hanging wall or footwall of a vein; the side or surface defining where the ore ceases and country rock begins... 3, record 5, English, - wall
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The boundaries of vein orebodies may be the vein walls or they can be assay boundaries within the veins. 4, record 5, English, - wall
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- éponte
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9ponte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- éponte de filon 2, record 5, French, %C3%A9ponte%20de%20filon
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terrain stérile qui borde une couche ou un filon et qui le délimite. 3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'éponte qui est au-dessus d'une couche est appelée toit; celle qui est au-dessous, mur. 3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «parement» et «paroi» qui, dans une galerie de mine, s'appliquent à chacun des deux côtés de cette galerie. 4, record 5, French, - %C3%A9ponte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 6, English, wall
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fault wall 2, record 6, English, fault%20wall
correct
- side 3, record 6, English, side
correct
- fault side 4, record 6, English, fault%20side
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rock mass on a particular side of a fault, e. g. hanging wall, footwall. 1, record 6, English, - wall
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lèvre de la faille
1, record 6, French, l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- lèvre d'une faille 2, record 6, French, l%C3%A8vre%20d%27une%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle «lèvres» de la faille le bord des couches tranchées par l'accident. On distingue donc une lèvre soulevée et une lèvre affaissée. 3, record 6, French, - l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelquefois s'est formée, entre les lèvres de la faille, une brèche, et le remplissage filonien est bréchiforme, c'est-à-dire englobe des fragments plus ou moins anguleux de la roche encaissante. 4, record 6, French, - l%C3%A8vre%20de%20la%20faille
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- labio de falla
1, record 6, Spanish, labio%20de%20falla
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- offset deposit
1, record 7, English, offset%20deposit
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- offset 2, record 7, English, offset
correct, noun
- offset dike 3, record 7, English, offset%20dike
correct, see observation
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A magmatic segregation deposit of a mixed magmatic and hydrothermal character which was injected into the country rock at a moderate or small distance from the mother rock, especially to nickel-copper-sulfide deposits of this kind at Sudbury. 4, record 7, English, - offset%20deposit
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the base of the norite there is a discontinuous zone of inclusion-and sulphide-rich norite intrusions known as sublayer. In the so-called offsets(steep to vertical dykes which appear to penetrate downwards into the footwall from the base of the main norite), the inclusion-rich, sulphide-bearing rock is as quartz-diorite. The sublayer and offsets are at present the world's largest source of nickel as well as an important source of copper, cobalt, iron, platinum and eleven other elements. 3, record 7, English, - offset%20deposit
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At Sudbury, Ontario, the term refers to dikelike bodies radiating from the Sudbury Complex, thought to have been filled from above by xenolithic rock fragments and massive pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite-pentlandite. 5, record 7, English, - offset%20deposit
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dépôt rejeton
1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20rejeton
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- rejeton 2, record 7, French, rejeton
correct, masculine noun
- apophyse 3, record 7, French, apophyse
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À Sudbury, la minéralisation n'est [...] qu'en partie dans les dépôts marginaux. Une grande partie pénètre dans les formations du mur, quand celles-ci sont disloquées [...] Des apophyses peuvent s'éloigner à plusieurs kilomètres de l'appareil. Ces dépôts que l'on peut considérer [...] comme des rameaux des dépôts marginaux [...] ont été qualifiés d'«offsets», c'est-à-dire «dépôts rejetons» [...] 1, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20rejeton
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Alors que dans les dépôts marginaux se trouvent essentiellement pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, dans les rejetons s'y ajoutent parfois des minéraux arséniés [...] 1, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20rejeton
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- underlying footwall rock
1, record 8, English, underlying%20footwall%20rock
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- roche sous-jacente du mur
1, record 8, French, roche%20sous%2Djacente%20du%20mur
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-09-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- angular wall rock fragments
1, record 9, English, angular%20wall%20rock%20fragments
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lowest zone consists of massive sulphide ore that contains angular wall rock fragments("inclusion massive sulphide"), and stringers of sulphide that project into the underlying footwall rocks. 1, record 9, English, - angular%20wall%20rock%20fragments
Record 9, Key term(s)
- angular wallrock fragments
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fragments anguleux des roches encaissantes
1, record 9, French, fragments%20anguleux%20des%20roches%20encaissantes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La partie basale des corps minéralisés est constituée de sulfures massifs qui contiennent des fragments anguleux des roches encaissantes («sulfures massifs à inclusions») et des filonnets de sulfures qui pénètrent dans les roches sous-jacentes du mur. 1, record 9, French, - fragments%20anguleux%20des%20roches%20encaissantes
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-09-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- footwall rock
1, record 10, English, footwall%20rock
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- roche du mur
1, record 10, French, roche%20du%20mur
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geochemistry
- Bauxite Mining
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- bauxitization
1, record 11, English, bauxitization
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Development of bauxite from primary aluminum silicates ... or from secondary clay minerals under aggressive tropical or subtropical weathering conditions of good surface drainage ... 2, record 11, English, - bauxitization
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bauxitization is largely controlled by joint patterns in the parent rock, with the result that chimneys and walls of bauxite often extend deep into the footwall. 3, record 11, English, - bauxitization
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géochimie
- Mines de bauxite
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- bauxitisation
1, record 11, French, bauxitisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération particulière des roches qui conduit à la formation de bauxite. 2, record 11, French, - bauxitisation
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fréquemment [...], la bauxitisation se fait en deux étapes. Dans un premier temps apparaissent des produits latéritiques classiques à dominante kaolinique [...] Secondairement, ces produits ont été érodés, transportés (vent ou eau) puis répandus à la surface d'un plateau calcaire ou dans les poches karstiques. C'est là que [...] la kaolinite [...] s'est transformée en boehmite. 3, record 11, French, - bauxitisation
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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