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COPPER PORPHYRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copper Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- copper porphyry
1, record 1, English, copper%20porphyry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disseminated and Stockwork Deposits Associated with Plutonic Intrusives. ... The first copper deposits of this type to be mixed on any scale are in some of the south-western states of the USA. These are associated with porphyritic intrusives often mapped as porphyries. These deposits soon came to be called copper porphyries, the name by which they are still generally known. 1, record 1, English, - copper%20porphyry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de cuivre
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porphyre cuprifère
1, record 1, French, porphyre%20cuprif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porphyre de cuivre 2, record 1, French, porphyre%20de%20cuivre
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] pendant de nombreuses années, on a regroupé sous le vocable «porphyres cuprifères» des ensembles de gisements dont on a un peu trop vite défini des caractères universels. On a ainsi distingué [...] les associations Cu-Mo liées aux porphyres, d'environnement miogéosynclinal [...] et [...] les associations Cu-Au liées aux porphyres d'arcs insulaires. [...] Ces deux familles ne sont pas aussi distinctes qu'on l'a affirmé [...] 3, record 1, French, - porphyre%20cuprif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gisement de Bisbee (Arizona), constitué par d'énormes lentilles de minerais sulfurés (4 à 9 % Cu) interstratifiés dans des calcaires autour d'une intrusion de porphyre cuprifère, est [...] exploité en découvert. 4, record 1, French, - porphyre%20cuprif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] dans les provinces à porphyres cuprifères [...], les gisements se localisent fréquemment dans des secteurs où interfèrent des chevauchements régionaux et des failles transversales à rejet souvent horizontal; [...] 3, record 1, French, - porphyre%20cuprif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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