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MINCE HORIZON MASSIF [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

... pyrite is ... present in places as seams and disseminated zones that are roughly conformable to bedding in the host strata ...

CONT

Kerogen ... occurs as granules and as concordant seams associated with and incorporating heavy minerals. The seams commonly have columnar structure ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

[...] on trouve [...] par endroits de la pyrite sous forme de minces horizons massifs et de zones de disséminations qui sont relativement concordants par rapport à la stratification des roches hôtes [...]

CONT

Le kérogène [...] se présente sous forme de granules et de minces couches concordantes qui sont associées à des minéraux lourds et qui en renferment. Les minces couches présentent fréquemment une structure prismatique [...]

Spanish

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