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MINERAI ARGENTIFERE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
OBS

A German term for rich silver ores from the intersection of vein systems in the Freiberg area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
Key term(s)
  • riche minerai argentifère
  • riche minerai d’argent

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

silver minerals: ... Main source is argentiferous ores of lead, zinc, copper where it is extracted as a byproduct.

OBS

argentiferous: Said of a substance that contains or yields silver....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
DEF

Minerai qui renferme de l'argent.

CONT

Le Pérou doit sa production (250 t) à la récupération du bismuth dans les minerais argentifères de Cerro de Pasco [...]

Spanish

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