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PERIDOTITE ALPINE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Podiform chromite deposits were defined ... as irregular but fundamentally lenticular chromite-rich bodies that occur within Alpine peridotite or ophiolite complexes.

OBS

alpine peridotite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Les gîtes podiformes de chromite ont été définis [...] comme des amas riches en chromite de forme irrégulière mais essentiellement lenticulaire qui sont encaissés dans des complexes ophiolitiques ou des péridotites de type alpin.

OBS

péridotite alpine : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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