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GISEMENT OR ALLUVIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Precious Metals (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alluvial gold deposit
1, record 1, English, alluvial%20gold%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alluvial gold deposits are often marked by "white runs" of vein quartz pebbles as in the White Channels of the Yukon, the White Bars of California and the White Leads of Australia. Such deposits form one of the few types of economic placer deposits in fully lithified rocks.... 1, record 1, English, - alluvial%20gold%20deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Métaux précieux (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gîte d'or alluvionnaire
1, record 1, French, g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20alluvionnaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépôt d'or alluvial 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20d%27or%20alluvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il semble [...] y avoir eu à la fois dépôt d'or alluvial dans des conglomérats, et action postérieure de solutions hydrothermales, «un placer métamorphisé dans la suite des temps» [...] 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20alluvionnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les quatre facteurs de concentration du platine et du palladium dans les sols - pH, Rh, concentration en chlorures des eaux météoriques et mode d'association dans les roches originelles - déterminent [...] les comportements des platinoïdes dans ces sols et [...] les possibilités de former des gîtes alluviaux économiques. Il est vraisemblable que des conditions analogues jouent pour les gîtes d'or alluvionnaires. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%AEte%20d%27or%20alluvionnaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gisement d'or alluvionnaire
- gîte d'or alluvial
- gisement d'or alluvial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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