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Record 1 1996-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Ore deposits that have undergone change from being subjected to great pressure, high temperature, and chemical alteration by solutions. They have become warped, twisted, and folded, and the original minerals are rearranged and recrystallized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

[...] il peut exister [...], associés à des niveaux lithologiques, des gîtes de cassures, des gîtes métamorphiques (skarns) ou magmatiques, comme les gisements de platine d'Afrique du Sud dans les cumulats ultrabasiques.

Spanish

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