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BANDEADO [1 record]

Record 1 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

Said of a vein, sediment, or other deposit having alternating layers of ore that differ in colour or texture and that may or may not differ in mineral composition.

CONT

In the British Pennines, vein orebodies with ribbon ore shoots occupying normal faults are the main deposit type in the northern field ...

CONT

Most of the norite is banded ... and the oxide minerals are most abundant in the lower parts of the bands.

OBS

banded: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Banded carbonate, chert, quartz.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Se dit de l'aspect de la tranche d'une roche composée d'alternances de lits de couleurs différentes.

CONT

[...] ces formations de fer rubané, c'est-à-dire en couches, résultent d'une sédimentation chimique [...] Cependant la formation de ces gisements de fer rubané cessa brusquement il y a environ 1,8 milliard d'années, lorsque l'atmosphère se chargea d'oxygène.

CONT

Les argiles et marnes rubanées présentent une alternance répétée de lits clairs et sombres, épais de quelques millimètres, indiquant un dépôt saisonnier [...]

CONT

Disposition rubanée du minerai.

OBS

rubané : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Carbonate, chert, quartz rubané.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
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