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GISEMENT ADULAIRE-SERICITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adularia-sericite deposit
1, record 1, English, adularia%2Dsericite%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ADS deposit 1, record 1, English, ADS%20deposit
correct
- adularia-sericite-subtype deposit 1, record 1, English, adularia%2Dsericite%2Dsubtype%20deposit
correct
- low-sulphur deposit 1, record 1, English, low%2Dsulphur%20deposit
former designation, avoid, see observation
- low-sulphidation deposit 1, record 1, English, low%2Dsulphidation%20deposit
former designation, avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adularia-sericite-subtype deposits have also been named "low sulphur" (Bonham, 1988), or "low sulphidation" (Hedenquist, 1987). [This] terminology (not to be confused with ... low sulphide contents) can be misleading ... 1, record 1, English, - adularia%2Dsericite%20deposit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low-sulfidation deposit
- low-sulfur deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte à adulaire-séricite
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20adulaire%2Ds%C3%A9ricite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement à adulaire-séricite 1, record 1, French, gisement%20%C3%A0%20adulaire%2Ds%C3%A9ricite
correct, masculine noun
- gîte à faible teneur en soufre 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20faible%20teneur%20en%20soufre
former designation, avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- gîte à faible degré de sulfuration 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20faible%20degr%C3%A9%20de%20sulfuration
former designation, avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gîtes du sous-type à adulaire-séricite ont aussi été qualifiés de «gîtes à faible teneur en soufre» (Bonham, 1988), ou «gîtes à faible degré de sulfuration» (Hedenquist, 1987). [Cette] terminologie [...] (qu'il ne faut pas confondre avec faible [...] concentration de sulfures) [est] déroutante [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20adulaire%2Ds%C3%A9ricite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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