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GISEMENT GEANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elephant
1, record 1, English, elephant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- giant field 2, record 1, English, giant%20field
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oilfield with proven reserves of 30 million to 100 million barrels. 1, record 1, English, - elephant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gisement géant
1, record 1, French, gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] gisement qui contient au moins 500 millions de barils (75 Mt) de pétrole récupérable, ou son équivalence en gaz naturel. 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À partir de 5 milliards de barils, il devient supergéant. Aux USA, un gisement est géant avec seulement 100 millions de barils, dans le reste du monde, on le qualifie de «major» (large de 50 à 100, medium de 25 à 50). 1, record 1, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- giant
1, record 2, English, giant
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most [porphyry copper] deposits have grades of 0.4-1% copper and total tonnages range up to 1000 million with a few giants being even larger than this ... 1, record 2, English, - giant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gisement géant
1, record 2, French, gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- énorme gisement 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9norme%20gisement
correct, masculine noun
- monstre gîtologique 1, record 2, French, monstre%20g%C3%AEtologique
correct, masculine noun
- monstre géologique 2, record 2, French, monstre%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, masculine noun
- monstre 3, record 2, French, monstre
correct, masculine noun
- aberration métallogénique 1, record 2, French, aberration%20m%C3%A9tallog%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
- éléphant 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9phant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] gisements énormes non entourés d'une province [...] 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si la province se définit par son échelle, et comme un ensemble avec ses limites propres, il existe des «monstres gîtologiques» apparaissant comme importants du point de vue économique, mais ponctuels du point de vue géométrique. 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le gisement de molybdène de Climax (U.S.A.), longtemps considéré comme une aberration métallogénique (et économique, avec 90 % de la production mondiale de Mo), n'est qu'un élément d'un ensemble - ou d'une province - à porphyres cuprifères, dont les caractères sont maintenant bien connus. 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'ensemble des gisements d'or et [...] d'uranium du Rand, représente [...] un de ces «monstres» géologiques que sont tous les gisements d'importance mondiale. 2, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] ce gisement constitue [...] un «monstre gîtologique», par la nature du milieu pétrographique et le tonnage assez exceptionnel de cobalt [...] 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Sudbury (Ontario). Ce «monstre gîtologique» a fourni les trois quarts de la production mondiale de nickel et la moitié des platinoïdes. Il reste un producteur très important [...] 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 CONT
[...] l'énorme gisement plombo-zincifère de Broken-Hill [...] 2, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 7 CONT
[...] les rares grands gisements, les «éléphants», fournissent l'essentiel des gains. 2, record 2, French, - gisement%20g%C3%A9ant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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