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SKARN DEPOSIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skarn deposit
1, record 1, English, skarn%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mineralized skarn 2, record 1, English, mineralized%20skarn
correct
- ore-bearing skarn 2, record 1, English, ore%2Dbearing%20skarn
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skarn deposits are abundant, variable, and economically important. They are a principal global source of tungsten, a major source of copper, and an important source of iron, molybdenum, zinc, and gold. 3, record 1, English, - skarn%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Almost 100% of Canadian tungsten production ... is derived from skarn deposits. Skarns are the second most important type of economic tungsten deposit after vein/stockwork deposits ... 4, record 1, English, - skarn%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pyrometasomatic deposits ... have been termed hydrothermal metamorphic, igneous metamorphic, contact metamorphic, skarn and pyrometasomatic. The last term is gaining general acceptance ... because it neatly summarizes the origin of these deposits which are formed at high temperatures (pyro) with the addition and subtraction of material (metasomatic) ... They are developed ... at the contact of intrusive plutons and carbonate country rocks. The latter are converted to marbles, calc-silicate hornfelses and/or skarns by contact metamorphic effects. 2, record 1, English, - skarn%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
skarn deposit: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - skarn%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- skarn minéralisé
1, record 1, French, skarn%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement skarnifère 2, record 1, French, gisement%20skarnif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- gîte skarnifère 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20skarnif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de skarn 4, record 1, French, gisement%20de%20skarn
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de skarn 5, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20skarn
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de type skarn 6, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20type%20skarn
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de type skarn 7, record 1, French, gisement%20de%20type%20skarn
correct, masculine noun
- gisement skarnifié 8, record 1, French, gisement%20skarnifi%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les skarns minéralisés sont abondants, de caractère variable et économiquement importants. À l'échelle mondiale, ils constituent la principale source de tungstène, une source majeure de cuivre et une source importante de fer, de molybdène, de zinc et d'or. 9, record 1, French, - skarn%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gisements liés aux calcaires comprennent des gîtes skarnifères (magnétite et oligiste en amas à proximité de roches éruptives) exploités dans l'Ouest des États-Unis, l'île d'Elbe, la Suède centrale [...] et souvent prolongés par des gîtes de substitution à sidérose qui s'altère en hématite et limonite dans la partie superficielle [...] 10, record 1, French, - skarn%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Magma granitique [...] Minéralisation associée : gîtes pyrométasomatiques de type skarn, étain, scheelite. 6, record 1, French, - skarn%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gisement skarnifié : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 11, record 1, French, - skarn%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gîte skarnifié
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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