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HAND SPECIMEN SCALE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cataclastic
1, record 1, English, cataclastic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] flow involving intergranular movement, i.e. mechanical displacement of particles relative to each other. 2, record 1, English, - cataclastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cataclastic flow refers to distributed microfractures at grain level such that at a mesoscopic level or hand specimen scale the rock appears to flow, and therefore is "ductile". 3, record 1, English, - cataclastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cataclastique
1, record 1, French, cataclastique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un fluage caractérisé par des déformations dans lesquelles les unités de fluage en déplacement relatif sont des fragments de roches ou de cristaux. 2, record 1, French, - cataclastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fluage cataclastique. 3, record 1, French, - cataclastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hand specimen scale
1, record 2, English, hand%20specimen%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term disseminated [gold] refers to ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 2, English, - hand%20specimen%20scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échelle des échantillons macroscopiques
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chelle%20des%20%C3%A9chantillons%20macroscopiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression «or disséminé» qualifie des minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle des fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20des%20%C3%A9chantillons%20macroscopiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fabric control
1, record 3, English, fabric%20control
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term disseminated [gold] refers to ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 3, English, - fabric%20control
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contrôle des fabriques
1, record 3, French, contr%C3%B4le%20des%20fabriques
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression «or disséminé» qualifie des minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle des fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 3, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20des%20fabriques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- disseminated gold
1, record 4, English, disseminated%20gold
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 4, English, - disseminated%20gold
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- or disséminé
1, record 4, French, or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle de fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 4, French, - or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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