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EAU PLUTONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metalliferous vein
1, record 1, English, metalliferous%20vein
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metallic vein 2, record 1, English, metallic%20vein
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vein containing, among other minerals, the ores of metals. 3, record 1, English, - metalliferous%20vein
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filon métallifère
1, record 1, French, filon%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- veine métallifère 2, record 1, French, veine%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- veine métallique 3, record 1, French, veine%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, feminine noun
- filon métallique 4, record 1, French, filon%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour expliquer l'existence de filons métallifères loin de toute manifestation volcanique ou plutonique, il a fallu faire appel [...] à des régénérations de minéralisations existant dans le socle [...] Pourtant, l'origine de ces filons métallifères s’explique aisément à partir d’une minéralisation sédimentaire par sécrétion latérale sous l'influence de circulations d’eau superficielle ou d’imbibition. 5, record 1, French, - filon%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsqu’un filon métallique affleure à la surface du sol, les minéraux sulfurés ont été attaqués à la partie supérieure par les eaux d’infiltration, chargées d’oxygène et de gaz carbonique et transformés en oxydes métalliques [...] 4, record 1, French, - filon%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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