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MINERAI DISSEMINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disseminated ore
1, record 1, English, disseminated%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ore carrying small particles of valuable minerals, spread more or less uniformly through the gangue matter ... 2, record 1, English, - disseminated%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The disseminated ores consist of droplets, schlieren, and fine sulphide veinlets dispersed through picritic, taxitic, and contact gabbro-dolerite in the lower portions of the intrusions, and form sheet-like conformable orebodies that in some cases exceed 40 m in thickness. 3, record 1, English, - disseminated%20ore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinct from massive ore wherein the valuable minerals occur in almost solid form with very little waste material included. 2, record 1, English, - disseminated%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai disséminé
1, record 1, French, minerai%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- minerai diffus 2, record 1, French, minerai%20diffus
proposal, masculine noun
- minerai à l’état diffus 2, record 1, French, minerai%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%20diffus
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Il y a] deux types de minerais : les minerais disséminés dans les sédiments, roches éruptives ou métamorphiques, et roches intrusives; les minerais massifs, généralement associés aux phases ultimes du volcanisme acide [...] ou [...] à la base des séries ultrabasiques [...] 3, record 1, French, - minerai%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le minerai est tantôt massif, tantôt disséminé au sein de sa roche-support. 3, record 1, French, - minerai%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le plus souvent le minerai est décomposé en même temps que la roche qui le renfermait à l'état diffus. [...] les minerais de nickel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie [...] sont formés de garniérite [...] en concrétions ou incrustations disséminées dans des terres rouges [...] 4, record 1, French, - minerai%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disseminated deposit
1, record 2, English, disseminated%20deposit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a mineral deposit (especially of metals) in which the desired mineral occurs as scattered particles in the rock, but in sufficient quantity to make the deposit an ore. 2, record 2, English, - disseminated%20deposit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Disseminated ore deposit. 3, record 2, English, - disseminated%20deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gisement disséminé
1, record 2, French, gisement%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gîte disséminé 2, record 2, French, g%C3%AEte%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- gisement à minerai disséminé 3, record 2, French, gisement%20%C3%A0%20minerai%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- gîte à minéralisation disséminée 4, record 2, French, g%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20min%C3%A9ralisation%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- gîte de dissémination 3, record 2, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20diss%C3%A9mination
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt disséminé 5, record 2, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Relations des corps minéralisés avec les roches encaissantes. - [...] La minéralisation peut y être disséminée dans la roche sous forme de «mouches» (gisement disséminé); [...] 1, record 2, French, - gisement%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mise en place concomitante du minerai et des éléments de son enveloppe. Ce type est surtout représenté dans les gisements à minerai disséminé tant dans les roches cristallines que sédimentaires [...] 3, record 2, French, - gisement%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] dépôts «disséminés» du type porphyry copper. 5, record 2, French, - gisement%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les principaux passages de types morphologiques de gîtes se présentent comme suit [...] : filons cuprifères : disséminations dans laves basiques; filons argentifères: disséminations de minéraux argentifères dans les andésites [...] 3, record 2, French, - gisement%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- gisement à minéralisation disséminée
- gîte à minerai disséminé
- gisement de dissémination
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
- Geología económica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- depósito diseminado
1, record 2, Spanish, dep%C3%B3sito%20diseminado
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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