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BEADED VEIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
DEF

A vein that alternately enlarges or pinches at short intervals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Il s'est créé toute une terminologie des formes de filon, calquée généralement sur la terminologie utilisée en tectonique : filons «en échelon», filons «en queue de cheval», filon «en chapelets», en relais, en selles, ou en gouttières selon qu'il s'agit de corps minéralisés localisés dans une voûte anticlinale ou dans une voûte synclinale.

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