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AURIFEROUS PALAEOPLACER [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
  • Paleontology
CONT

Paleoplacer gold deposits ... presumably formed in much the same manner as modern placers, but may have undergone considerable modification since their deposition.

OBS

The term [paleoplacer] is generally applied only to those heavy mineral accumulations that are notably enriched in particular commodities - e.g. gold paleoplacers ...

Key term(s)
  • palaeoplacer gold deposit
  • auriferous palaeoplacer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
  • Paléontologie

Spanish

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