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MERCURIFERE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercury-bearing
1, record 1, English, mercury%2Dbearing
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mercuriferous 2, record 1, English, mercuriferous
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mercury-bearing stockworks of Dubnik in Slovakia are sometimes pear-shaped. 1, record 1, English, - mercury%2Dbearing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mercurifère
1, record 1, French, mercurif%C3%A8re
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un minerai qui contient du mercure. 2, record 1, French, - mercurif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-11-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mercuriferous district
1, record 2, English, mercuriferous%20district
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By analogy with "metalliferous district." (See record) 1, record 2, English, - mercuriferous%20district
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mercury district
- Hg district
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- district mercurifère
1, record 2, French, district%20mercurif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
le district mercurifère d'Almadén 1, record 2, French, - district%20mercurif%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-10-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mercury deposit
1, record 3, English, mercury%20deposit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- Hg deposit 1, record 3, English, Hg%20deposit
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Other possible exhalative deposits include ... certain uranium deposits in Labrador ... and the famous Almaden mercury deposits of Spain.... 1, record 3, English, - mercury%20deposit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gîte mercurifère
1, record 3, French, g%C3%AEte%20mercurif%C3%A8re
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gisement mercurifère 1, record 3, French, gisement%20mercurif%C3%A8re
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec "district mercurifère" : UNIVE, 1984, vol. 21, p. 1942. 1, record 3, French, - g%C3%AEte%20mercurif%C3%A8re
Record 3, Key term(s)
- gisement de mercure
- gîte de mercure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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