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BRECCIATED ZONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

Breccia zones and pipes are common in a number of deposits and are often mineralized.

OBS

breccia zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

[...] la roche peut être broyée en fragments anguleux, ce qui donne, entre les parois d'une faille, une brèche de faille ou une zone bréchiforme.

CONT

Il ne faut pas méconnaître [...] l'influence de circulations «hydrothermales» [...] dans des failles et des zones bréchiques.

OBS

zone bréchique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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