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STRATIFORM EXHALATIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

Stratiform exhalative sulphide deposits are generally concordant, masssive to semi-massive accumulations of sulphide (primarily iron sulphide)-sulphate minerals (barite, anhydrite) that formed on or immediately below the seafloor penecontemporaneously with their host rocks.

Key term(s)
  • stratiform exhalative sulfide deposit

French

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

Les gîtes de sulfures exhalatifs stratiformes sont généralement constitués d'accumulations massives à semi-massives de minéraux sulfurés (sulfures de fer surtout) et sulfatés (barytine, anhydrite) qui se sont formées sur ou immédiatement sous le fond océanique à peu près en même temps que les roches hôtes avec lesquelles elles montrent une relation de concordance.

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