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SULFIDE ORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sulfide ore
1, record 1, English, sulfide%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sulphide ore 2, record 1, English, sulphide%20ore
correct
- sulphidic ore 3, record 1, English, sulphidic%20ore
correct
- kies 4, record 1, English, kies
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ore in which the sulfide minerals predominate. 5, record 1, English, - sulfide%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The normal occurrence of sulfide ores is ... as discordant, nonstratified masses occupying fissure veins ... or other spaces produced during the postconsolidation tectonic deformation of the wall rocks ... Such deposits are unquestionably epigenetic, that is to say, of different origin from the enclosing rocks. 6, record 1, English, - sulfide%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Large quantities of sulfur and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere by the combustion of fossil fuels and the smelting of sulfide ores, particularly in the heavily industrialized and urbanized North Temperate Zone. 7, record 1, English, - sulfide%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... nickel is far more readily recovered from sulphide than from silicate ores and sulphide ores can be worked down to about 0.5%, whereas silicate ores must assay about 1.5% to be economic. 8, record 1, English, - sulfide%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kies: A general term for the sulfide ores, now adopted into English, from the original German. 5, record 1, English, - sulfide%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai sulfuré
1, record 1, French, minerai%20sulfur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - minerai%20sulfur%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les pyrites [...] sont les seuls minerais métalliques sulfurés exploités intentionnellement pour la production du soufre. 2, record 1, French, - minerai%20sulfur%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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