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ALLOCHTHONOUS DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- allochthonous deposit
1, record 1, English, allochthonous%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The allochthonous deposits are those which were transported into the environment in which they are deposited. They include the terrigenous (clastic) and pyroclastic classes. 1, record 1, English, - allochthonous%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Allochthonous deposits ... of economic interest are usually referred to by ore geologists as mechanical accumulations or placer deposits. They belong to the terrigenous class formed by the ordinary sedimentary processes which concentrate heavy minerals. 1, record 1, English, - allochthonous%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allochthonous: Formed or produced elsewhere than in its present place; of foreign origin, or introduced. 2, record 1, English, - allochthonous%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte allochtone
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20allochtone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépôt allochtone 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20allochtone
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux catégories de gisements d'alumine sont distingués : gîtes autochtones formés par altération sur place de la roche encaissante [...]; gîtes allochtones dont le métallotecte originel est également un phénomène d'altération, mais avec transport ultérieur et dépôt souvent dans des aires karstifiées de roches carbonatées. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20allochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gîtes secondaires allochtones à substratum carbonaté. Le minerai [...] est entraîné dans les dépressions du mur au cours d'une phase de rhexistasie. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20allochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «gîte autochtone». 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20allochtone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- depósito alóctono
1, record 1, Spanish, dep%C3%B3sito%20al%C3%B3ctono
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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