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YACIMIENTO ELUVIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eluvial deposit
1, record 1, English, eluvial%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an incoherent mineral deposit, such as a placer, resulting from the decomposition or disintegration of rock in place. 2, record 1, English, - eluvial%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gold, tin, and other high specific gravity minerals are sometimes found in eluvial deposits. 3, record 1, English, - eluvial%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The material [of an eluvial deposit] may have slumped or washed downslope for a short distance but has not been transported by a stream. 2, record 1, English, - eluvial%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement éluvial
1, record 1, French, gisement%20%C3%A9luvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte éluvial 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A9luvial
correct, masculine noun
- gîte éluvionnaire 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A9luvionnaire
correct, masculine noun
- gisement éluvionnaire 4, record 1, French, gisement%20%C3%A9luvionnaire
correct, masculine noun
- gîte d'éluvion 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20d%27%C3%A9luvion
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt éluvial 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20%C3%A9luvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts éluviaux se forment sur pente; les dépôts alluviaux [...] se localisent dans des sables et des graviers, le long de rivières ou de rivages. Ils dérivent d'une minéralisation préexistante soumise à l'érosion. 5, record 1, French, - gisement%20%C3%A9luvial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gîtes résiduels. - Sous l'action des eaux résiduelles ou hydrothermales, la roche-mère est désagrégée et subit parfois des transformations chimiques susceptibles de fournir des substances utiles [...] Ce sont des gîtes d'éluvion [...] 3, record 1, French, - gisement%20%C3%A9luvial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les minerais d'étain [...] sont caractéristiques des filons granitiques, mais ils peuvent être rarement exploités sous cette forme. Les quatre cinquièmes de la production proviennent des gîtes éluvionnaires résultant de la désagrégation de ces filons ou de pegmatites stannifères [...] 3, record 1, French, - gisement%20%C3%A9luvial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento eluvial
1, record 1, Spanish, yacimiento%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
[Yacimiento] que se halla constituido por eluviones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - yacimiento%20eluvial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eluvión: Depósito de fragmentos de una roca, desagregados por los agentes atmosféricos que han permanecido junto a la roca madre [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - yacimiento%20eluvial
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