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PAY GRAVEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay gravel
1, record 1, English, pay%20gravel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gravel containing sufficient heavy mineral to make it profitable to work. 2, record 1, English, - pay%20gravel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The top 180 feet of material is waste rock with pay gravel reaching a depth of 20 feet below the waste rock. 3, record 1, English, - pay%20gravel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plural: pay gravels. 4, record 1, English, - pay%20gravel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gravier payant
1, record 1, French, gravier%20payant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gravier exploitable 2, record 1, French, gravier%20exploitable
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] très souvent, on observera une succession de graviers alternant avec des limons argileux. Fréquemment, dans ces successions, les graviers sont fertiles, les limons sont stériles ou bien contiennent de l'or si farineux qu'il ne peut être récupéré. On appelle souvent «faux bed-rock» les niveaux stériles séparant les niveaux de graviers payants; [...] 1, record 1, French, - gravier%20payant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On n'exploite que des alluvions, anciennes et modernes. La teneur est de l'ordre de 0,6 à 1,8 kg de minerai à 70 p. 100 d'étain au mètre cube excavé (c'est-à-dire total : gravier payant et stérile). 1, record 1, French, - gravier%20payant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gravier aurifère exploitable. 3, record 1, French, - gravier%20payant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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