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PLACER ELUVIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eluvial placer
1, record 1, English, eluvial%20placer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eluvial placer deposit 2, record 1, English, eluvial%20placer%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placer minerals concentrated near the decomposed outcrop of the source deposit by rain wash, not by stream action. 3, record 1, English, - eluvial%20placer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Eluvial placers ... are formed upon hill slopes from minerals released from a nearby source rock. The heavier collect above and just downslope of the source. The lighter nonresistant minerals are dissolved or swept downhill by rain wash or are blown away by the wind. 2, record 1, English, - eluvial%20placer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- placer éluvial
1, record 1, French, placer%20%C3%A9luvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les placers éluviaux se forment sur les pentes des collines, à partir des débris de désintégration du roc. Ils sont généralement associés à une altération profonde du roc [...] L'action fluviale n'a rien à voir avec leur formation. 2, record 1, French, - placer%20%C3%A9luvial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
- Geología económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- placer eluvial
1, record 1, Spanish, placer%20eluvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placer formado in situ o con un mínimo transporte gravitativo de sustancias procedentes de la meteorización y erosión de un criadero original. 2, record 1, Spanish, - placer%20eluvial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un placer eluvial es el resultado de la desagregación de la roca madre, junto a la cual se acumula su materia suelta [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - placer%20eluvial
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