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JASPILITA [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Iron and Manganese Mining
  • Petrography
DEF

Banded, or mottled, compact siliceous rock consisting of hematite (commonly specularite) and quartz resembling jasper.

OBS

... a term applied to interbedded jasper and hematite of Precambrian iron-bearing formations, especially in the Lake Superior region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de fer et de manganèse
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Les jaspilites sont [...] sans radiolaires, à quartz microscopique en rubans alternant avec des lits, ferrugineux [...] ou manganésifères. Ces dépôts sont plutôt côtiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minas de hierro y de manganeso
  • Petrografía
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