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GISEMENT FILONIEN EPITHERMAL [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Vein deposit formed within about a kilometre of the Earth's surface by hot (50-200 °C), ascending solutions which often produce shatter zones.

CONT

... the mesothermal vein deposits typically have gold/silver ratios greater than one, whereas the epithermal vein deposits are generally much more argentiferous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Gisements hydrothermaux : - filoniens hypothermaux. Exemple : pyrrhotite, nickel, cobalt; - filoniens mésothermaux. Exemple : blende, pyrite, galène, chalcopyrite; - filoniens épithermaux. Exemple : mercure.

Spanish

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