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FORMATION FER LITHOFACIES OXYDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oxide-facies iron formation
1, record 1, English, oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oxide facies iron-formation 2, record 1, English, oxide%20facies%20iron%2Dformation
correct
- oxide facies iron formation 3, record 1, English, oxide%20facies%20iron%20formation
correct
- oxide facies BIF 4, record 1, English, oxide%20facies%20BIF
correct
- oxide-iron-formation 2, record 1, English, oxide%2Diron%2Dformation
correct
- oxide lithofacies iron-formation 2, record 1, English, oxide%20lithofacies%20iron%2Dformation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An iron formation in which the principal iron-rich minerals are oxides, typically hematite or magnetite ... 5, record 1, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulphides generally comprise less than 10% of the altered rocks, except in oxide facies iron formation, in which they may represent up to 75% of the metasomatised rock. 3, record 1, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Oxide facies BIF typically averages 30-35% Fe. These rocks are mineable provided they are amenable to beneficiation by magnetic or gravity separation of the iron minerals. 4, record 1, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The oxide-facies iron formation] is thought to be the shoreward facies of iron formation. 5, record 1, English, - oxide%2Dfacies%20iron%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de fer à faciès oxyde
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation de fer à faciès oxydé 1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer de faciès oxydé 1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20de%20faci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer oxydée 1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20oxyd%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- formation de fer à lithofaciès oxydé 1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20fer%20%C3%A0%20lithofaci%C3%A8s%20oxyd%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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