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TUNGSTIFERE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tungsten-bearing
1, record 1, English, tungsten%2Dbearing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tungsteniferous 2, record 1, English, tungsteniferous
correct
- tungsten 3, record 1, English, tungsten
correct, adjective
- wolfram-bearing 4, record 1, English, wolfram%2Dbearing
correct, less frequent
- tungstiferous 5, record 1, English, tungstiferous
rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These granites are thought to be related to the tin- and tungsten-bearing granites of the Aberfoyle and Storey's Creek district of Tasmania ... 6, record 1, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tungsten-bearing quartz vein. 7, record 1, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Wolfram-bearing granites. 8, record 1, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Tungsten deposit, mineral, mineralization. 3, record 1, English, - tungsten%2Dbearing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de chrome, de molybdène et de tungstène
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tungsténifère
1, record 1, French, tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- de tungstène 2, record 1, French, de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
correct
- tungstifère 3, record 1, French, tungstif%C3%A8re
correct, less frequent
- wolframifère 4, record 1, French, wolframif%C3%A8re
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les schistes encaissant les gisements contiennent des teneurs notables en tungstène [...] On est [...] en droit d’admettre, pour les dépôts de la ceinture tungstifère du Ruanda et de l'Uganda, une première concentration sédimentaire [...] 3, record 1, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Filons wolframifères. 4, record 1, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Filons de quartz tungsténifères. 5, record 1, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Minéral, minéralisation tungsténifère. 2, record 1, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Gisement de tungstène. 2, record 1, French, - tungst%C3%A9nif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apical concentration
1, record 2, English, apical%20concentration
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- concentration at the apex 1, record 2, English, concentration%20at%20the%20apex
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "apex" (n.). 1, record 2, English, - apical%20concentration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concentration apicale
1, record 2, French, concentration%20apicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les Pyrénées «la prospection des granites affleurant sur de vastes espaces [...] s’est jusqu'à ce jour avérée décevante» [...] On peut trouver l'explication de ce phénomène dans la concentration apicale du tungstène [...] Quand un granite affleure largement, c'est en général qu'il a été profondément érodé. Il est donc normal que l'on ne trouve plus sa calotte tungstifère. 1, record 2, French, - concentration%20apicale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Tin Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tin-silver province
1, record 3, English, tin%2Dsilver%20province
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "silver-lead province." 1, record 3, English, - tin%2Dsilver%20province
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Mines d'étain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- province stanno-argentifère
1, record 3, French, province%20stanno%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] de l'autre côté du Pacifique, nous retrouvons une province essentiellement tungstifère(particulièrement dépourvue d’étain) dans l'Ouest des U. S. A. [...] et une province stanno-argentifère en Amérique du Sud, surtout en Bolivie [...] 1, record 3, French, - province%20stanno%2Dargentif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tungsten province
1, record 4, English, tungsten%20province
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asia's metallogenic provinces include the Siberian Shield gold province, the platinum province in the Urals, the Georgian manganese province, the Malayan tin province, and the Chinese tungsten province. 1, record 4, English, - tungsten%20province
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Mines de chrome, de molybdène et de tungstène
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- province tungstifère
1, record 4, French, province%20tungstif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le long des chaînes est-asiatiques, on peut admettre l'existence d’une province, surtout stannifère, malayo-indonésienne [...] et d’une province surtout tungstifère, en Chine du Sud, en Corée et au Japon. [...] de l'autre côté du Pacifique, nous retrouvons une province essentiellement tungstifère(particulièrement dépourvue d’étain) dans l'Ouest des U. S. A. [...] 1, record 4, French, - province%20tungstif%C3%A8re
Record 4, Key term(s)
- province tungsténifère
- province à tungstène
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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