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AURIFEROUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Said of a substance that contains gold, especially said of gold-bearing mineral deposits.

Key term(s)
  • gold bearing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Qui contient ou qui fournit de l'or [...]

CONT

[...] de nombreuses éluvions aurifères [...] dérivent d'imprégnations diffuses ou d'amas très divisés (stockwerks) dans des gneiss ou des micaschistes.

CONT

Ceintures de roches vertes aurifères.

PHR

halo aurifère

PHR

liqueur aurifère

PHR

minéralisation aurifère

PHR

pegmatite aurifère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología económica
  • Minas metálicas
PHR

Aluvión aurífero; arena aurífera; roca aurífera; cobre aurífero.

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