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FERRUGINOUS CHERT [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Geochemistry
  • Iron and Manganese Mining
DEF

A sedimentary deposit consisting of chalcedony or of fine-grained quartz and variable amounts of hematite, magnetite, or limonite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Géochimie
  • Mines de fer et de manganèse
CONT

[Les formations ferrugineuses] consistent en jaspes rubanés, mêlés d'oxyde de fer et nommés «jaspilites», et en «cherts ferrugineux» moins stratifiés.

Spanish

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