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GISEMENT CASSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fissure deposit
1, record 1, English, fissure%20deposit
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "fissure vein" (see record). 1, record 1, English, - fissure%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte fissural
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20fissural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte de fracture 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20fracture
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de fracture 1, record 1, French, gisement%20de%20fracture
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de cassure 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20cassure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, les gîtes fissuraux dans des terrains divers où, ni le volcanisme, ni des appareils intrusifs n'ont pu être mis en évidence, ne correspondent pas à une forte cote économique. Mais, ils donnent parfois des gisements alluvionnaires. Les gîtes fissuraux sont connus au Brésil [...], dans le sud de l'Oural, en Nouvelle-Écosse, au Ghana, en Australie [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20fissural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il peut exister [...], associés à des niveaux lithologiques, des gîtes de cassures, des gîtes métamorphiques [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20fissural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
gîtes de cassure 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20fissural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] l'uranium est un métal ubiquiste et l'on connaît la fréquente association des gîtes de cassure dans les socles et des gîtes plus ou moins stratiformes dans les couvertures [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20fissural
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gisement fissural
- gisement de cassure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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