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CHALCOPHILE METAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
OBS

See record "chalcophile" (adjective).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
DEF

Élément chimique métallique se combinant aisément au soufre, comme le cuivre, le zinc, le calcium, etc.

CONT

Après les lithophiles, qui constituent l'essentiel des éléments de la croûte, les éléments les plus abondants sont les éléments générateurs de minerais : les métaux «chalcophiles» (fréquemment associés au soufre), tels le cuivre et le zinc, et des éléments volatils, tels le chlore et le soufre.

Spanish

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