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GISEMENT CUIVRE PORPHYRIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copper Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porphyry copper deposit
1, record 1, English, porphyry%20copper%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- porphyry Cu deposit 2, record 1, English, porphyry%20Cu%20deposit
correct
- porphyry-copper deposit 3, record 1, English, porphyry%2Dcopper%20deposit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large body of rock, typically porphyry, that contains disseminated chalcopyrite and other sulfide minerals. 4, record 1, English, - porphyry%20copper%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Olympic Dam deposit ... rivals the largest porphyry copper deposits in terms of contained copper ... 2, record 1, English, - porphyry%20copper%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de cuivre
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte porphyrique de cuivre
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20porphyrique%20de%20cuivre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gisement porphyrique de cuivre 1, record 1, French, gisement%20porphyrique%20de%20cuivre
correct, masculine noun
- gisement porphyrique de Cu 1, record 1, French, gisement%20porphyrique%20de%20Cu
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt de cuivre porphyrique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20de%20cuivre%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de cuivre porphyrique 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20cuivre%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de cuivre porphyrique 3, record 1, French, gisement%20de%20cuivre%20porphyrique
correct, masculine noun
- gîte porphyrique de Cu 1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20porphyrique%20de%20Cu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les dépôts de cuivre porphyrique ne sont signalés que dans des intrusions postérieures à l'Antécambrien. Cette répartition dans le temps s'expliquerait facilement par leur position apicale, plutôt qu'en admettant une géochimie particulière aux temps antécambriens. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20porphyrique%20de%20cuivre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gisement d'Olympic Dam [...] concurrence les plus vastes gisements porphyriques de cuivre du point de vue de la quantité de cuivre contenue [...] 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20porphyrique%20de%20cuivre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cas particuliers de gîtes apicaux, les énormes dépôts de cuivre du type «porphyrique» (porphyry copper) du Sud-Ouest des U.S.A. [...], de l'U.R.S.S., se situent dans les parties apicales de massifs de monzonites porphyroïdes avec diorites quartziques et granodiorites. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20porphyrique%20de%20cuivre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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