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GISEMENT FORME PRES SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suboutcropping deposit
1, record 1, English, suboutcropping%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- near-surface deposit 2, record 1, English, near%2Dsurface%20deposit
correct
- subcropping deposit 3, record 1, English, subcropping%20deposit
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Marino showing ... consists of an elongate body of quartz-feldspar porphyritic rhyolite, subcropping and outcropping over an area 80 by 40 metres. 4, record 1, English, - suboutcropping%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement subaffleurant
1, record 1, French, gisement%20subaffleurant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gîte subaffleurant 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20subaffleurant
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de subsurface 2, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20subsurface
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de subsurface 3, record 1, French, gisement%20de%20subsurface
correct, masculine noun
- gîte formé près de la surface 4, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20form%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A8s%20de%20la%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prospection géochimique : Branche de la géochimie appliquée à la recherche minière, ayant pour but de découvrir des gisements métallifères subaffleurants ou cachés. 5, record 1, French, - gisement%20subaffleurant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En prospection générale, les gisements sont classés en gisements affleurants (visibles à la surface), en gisements subaffleurants (situés à proximité de la surface) et en gisements cachés (situés plus en profondeur et qui n'ont pas subi l'influence de l'érosion). 3, record 1, French, - gisement%20subaffleurant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gisement formé près de la surface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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