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ZINCIFEROUS [7 records]

Record 1 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A vitreoresinous, flesh-red to gray, translucent sulfosilicate ... crystallizing in the isometric system.

OBS

It is a zinciferous variety of helvite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Silicate sulfurifère naturel de fer, de zinc, de béryllium et de manganèse.

OBS

C'est une substance rose ou grise, cristallisant dans le système cubique, en octaèdres et rhombododécaèdres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining
CONT

... an aqueous solution of sodium or potassium cyanide might be used for some gold and silver ores, while an acid solution might be used for copper and zinc ores.

CONT

sphalerite: ... The most important ore of zinc.

OBS

zinciferous : Containing zinc or yielding zinc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)
CONT

Minerais de zinc (Zn). - Le principal est la blende [...] et la wurtzite, blende hexagonale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

A zinciferous variety of tetrahedrite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Variété de panabase.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
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Record 5 2002-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining
DEF

Containing zinc or yielding zinc.

PHR

Zinc-bearing ore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)
CONT

La forme des amas zincifères est [...] contrôlée par les plans de litage et les diaclases des calcaires.

CONT

[...] formation zincifère [...]

PHR

Minerai zincifère.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The zinciferous variety of tennantite...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Arséniosulfure naturel de cuivre voisin de la tennantite, mais contenant du fer et du zinc.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A variety of zinciferous calcite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Carbonate naturel de calcium et de zinc, rhomboédrique.

Spanish

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