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STRUCTURE MINERALISEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pipe deposit
1, record 1, English, pipe%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pipe-like deposit 2, record 1, English, pipe%2Dlike%20deposit
correct
- chimney deposit 3, record 1, English, chimney%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zinc-rich skarns have in many cases developed along lithologic contacts and structural pathways in unmetamorphosed rocks distant from the intrusive contact, and in places pass distally into replacement manto and chimney deposits significantly higher in ore tonnage and grade than the skarn. 3, record 1, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Advanced argillic alteration ... is one of the more intense forms of alteration, often present as an inner zone adjoining many base metal vein or pipe deposits associated with acid plutonic stocks as at Butte, Montana, and Cerro de Pasco in Peru. 4, record 1, English, - pipe%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte en forme de cheminée
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte en forme de pipe 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en cheminée 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- gîte en pipe 3, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipe 4, record 1, French, gisement%20en%20pipe
correct, masculine noun
- gisement en pipes 3, record 1, French, gisement%20en%20pipes
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Molybdène. - [...] Beaucoup de gîtes en forme de cheminées ou «pipes», par exemple en Australie [...], dans des granites. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les gîtes en pipes et en cheminée, le minerai est souvent bréchique. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gisement en pipe : Shangani(Zimbabwé). Ce gisement [...], associé à un complexe ultrabasique dans une série de tufs acides, est original par sa géométrie : en pipe, ou plus exactement en «champignon», sorte de protubérance à partir d’un corps ultrabasique bien stratifié et différencié stérile. La structure minéralisée mesure environ 550 X 550 mètres [...] 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Gisements en pipes ou «champignon». 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Un exemple de gisement en «pipe» : le gisement de tungstène de Puy-les-Vignes. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20en%20forme%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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