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AURIFEROUS VEIN QUARTZ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auriferous quartz vein
1, record 1, English, auriferous%20quartz%20vein
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auriferous vein of quartz 2, record 1, English, auriferous%20vein%20of%20quartz
correct
- auriferous quartz lode 2, record 1, English, auriferous%20quartz%20lode
correct
- auriferous quartz ledge 2, record 1, English, auriferous%20quartz%20ledge
correct
- gold-bearing quartz vein 3, record 1, English, gold%2Dbearing%20quartz%20vein
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Auriferous quartz lodes are unlike most other lodes, which are crevices more or less vertical, caused by contraction during drying, or by metamorphism, or by mechanical disturbance of a rock, this crevice having been subsequently filled up. 2, record 1, English, - auriferous%20quartz%20vein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The band of auriferous quartz veins worked at San Domingo ... has been largely mined ... 2, record 1, English, - auriferous%20quartz%20vein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
There would appear to be no actual limit to the variety of forms exhibited by auriferous veins of quartz and other minerals ... 2, record 1, English, - auriferous%20quartz%20vein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Probable sources of placer gold include gold-bearing quartz veins, felsic intrusions, base metal sulphide deposits, paleoplacers, and other gold-bearing deposits. 2, record 1, English, - auriferous%20quartz%20vein
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filon de quartz aurifère
1, record 1, French, filon%20de%20quartz%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- veine de quartz aurifère 2, record 1, French, veine%20de%20quartz%20aurif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gisements d'or appartiennent à deux types principaux : d'abord les filons de quartz aurifère, liés à des plutons granitiques, très répandus dans le monde entier et fréquents surtout dans les schistes métamorphiques et les gneiss. Ensuite les gîtes sédimentaires, où l'or s'accumule en pépites [...] L'or sédimentaire provient des filons de quartz aurifère érodés [...] 3, record 1, French, - filon%20de%20quartz%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les filons de quartz aurifère et les placers s'épuisent, après avoir provoqué des rushes historiques. [...] dans la Sierra Nevada, le célèbre filon du Mother Lode [...] est encore productif à 1 500 m de profondeur! 3, record 1, French, - filon%20de%20quartz%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans le district de Porcupine (Ontario) les veines de quartz aurifères se rencontrent dans des coulées de dacite ou d'andésite, dans des conglomérats [...] 2, record 1, French, - filon%20de%20quartz%20aurif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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