TERMIUM Plus®
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
CONGLOMERAT AURIFERE PYRITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- banket
1, record 1, English, banket
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general term for a compact, siliceous conglomerate of vein-quartz pebbles of about the size of a pigeon's egg, embedded in a quartzitic matrix. 2, record 1, English, - banket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was originally applied in the Witwatersrand area of South Africa to the mildly metamorphosed gold-bearing conglomerates containing muffin-shaped quartz pebbles and resembling an almond cake made by the Boers. 2, record 1, English, - banket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Originally applied by the Dutch settlers to the gold-bearing conglomerates of the Witwatersrand. It is now used more widely for similar conglomerates and conglomeratic quartzites. 3, record 1, English, - banket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- banket
1, record 1, French, banket
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conglomérat aurifère 2, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20aurif%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- conglomérat aurifère et à pyrite 3, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20aurif%C3%A8re%20et%20%C3%A0%20pyrite
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désignation populaire des conglomérats du Rand (Witwatersrand). 4, record 1, French, - banket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les conglomérats sont des cailloux de quelques centimètres de quartz vitreux et de quartzite, dans un ciment gréseux silicifié. Ils sont connus sous le nom populaire de «banket» [...] Le ciment est pyriteux, et l'or, qui se trouve seulement dans le ciment, forme des particules anguleuses, très rarement d'aspect roulé. 5, record 1, French, - banket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les conglomérats du Rand, désignés sous le nom populaire de «bankets», sont constitués par des galets de quartz vitreux, parfois de quartz enfumé et de quartzite dont les dimensions sont en général de l'ordre de quelques centimètres, dans un ciment gréseux. Ce ciment renferme des grains de quartz recristallisés, de la séricite, du graphite et d'autres matériaux carbonés et en quantité moindre de la chlorite, du chloritoïde, du rutile, de la tourmaline, du zircon et de la calcite. 6, record 1, French, - banket
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas de oro y de plata
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conglomerado aurífero
1, record 1, Spanish, conglomerado%20aur%C3%ADfero
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
Language Portal of Canada
Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: