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IMPREGNATION ORE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impregnation ore
1, record 1, English, impregnation%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the induced polarization phenomenon ... is extensively used in prospecting for impregnation ores ... 2, record 1, English, - impregnation%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Increased production of disseminated "impregnation" ores and high-grade copper ores should compensate for declining production of high-nickel, massive sulfide ores. 3, record 1, English, - impregnation%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai d'imprégnation
1, record 1, French, minerai%20d%27impr%C3%A9gnation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fahlband
1, record 2, English, fahlband
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a band of sulfide impregnation in metamorphic rocks. The sulfides are too abundant to be classed as accessory minerals, but too sparse to form an ore lens. Fahlbands have a characteristic rusty-brown appearance on weathering. 1, record 2, English, - fahlband
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... term originally used by German miners ... 1, record 2, English, - fahlband
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fahlbande
1, record 2, French, fahlbande
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brande 2, record 2, French, brande
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] roches métamorphiques très riches en minéraux sulfureux, qui prennent à l'air une teinte brunâtre. 3, record 2, French, - fahlbande
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les fahlbandes résultent de la concentration de minerais en gîtes d'imprégnations diffuses à l'intérieur des filons hydrothermaux qui les traversent. 4, record 2, French, - fahlbande
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il arrive [...] que des imprégnations pyriteuses demeurées trop diffuses pour être exploitables soient traversées par des réseaux de filons qui s'enrichissent en les recoupant. On donne le nom de fahlbandes à ces formations, intermédiaires entre les gîtes pyrométasomatiques et les gîtes hydrothermaux [...] 4, record 2, French, - fahlbande
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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