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GITE MAGMATIQUE SULFURES NICKEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nickel and Cobalt Mining
CONT

All subtypes of magmatic nickel sulphide deposits have some general similarities. For example, the host intrusions in all cases are either mafic or ultramafic in composition. In addition, most deposits occur as sulphide concentrations toward the base of their magmatic host bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines de cobalt et de nickel
CONT

Tous les sous-types de gîtes magmatiques de sulfures de nickel possèdent certaines caractéristiques en commun. Par exemple, les intrusions hôtes ont toujours une composition mafique ou ultramafique. En outre, la plupart des minéralisations nickélifères se présentent sous la forme de concentrations de sulfures près de la base des masses magmatiques hôtes.

Key term(s)
  • gisement magmatique de sulfures de nickel

Spanish

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