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ZINC-LEAD-COPPER GROUP [1 record]

Record 1 2005-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper Mining
  • Lead, Zinc, Thallium and Cadmium Mining
CONT

These [volcanic-associated massive sulphide] deposits occur in two distinct compositional groups, the copper-zinc group and the zinc-lead-copper group, according to their total contained copper, lead, and zinc ...

CONT

Zinc-lead-copper group. These deposits, most commonly Phanerozoic in age, occur primarily in arc-related terranes where felsic volcanic rocks, with or without associated sedimentary strata, are dominant ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cuivre
  • Plomb, zinc, thallium et cadmium (Mines)
CONT

Ces gîtes [de sulfures massifs associés à des roches volcaniques] peuvent être subdivisés en deux groupes de composition distincte, selon leur contenu total en cuivre, en plomb et en zinc, à savoir le groupe à cuivre-zinc et le groupe à zinc-plomb-cuivre [...]

CONT

Groupe à zinc-plomb-cuivre. Les gîtes de ce groupe, pour la plupart d'âge phanérozoïque, apparaissent principalement dans des terranes d'arc, où prédominent les roches volcaniques felsiques qui sont accompagnées ou non de strates sédimentaires [...]

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