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VOLCANIC SEDIMENTARY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Petrography
CONT

Gold skarn deposits are found in two principal tectonic settings: continental shelves and oceanic or arc volcanic-sedimentary assemblages.

OBS

volcano-sedimentary: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Volcanic-sedimentary setting.

PHR

Sedimentary-volcanic complex.

PHR

Volcano-sedimentary basin.

Key term(s)
  • volcanic sedimentary
  • volcanosedimentary
  • sedimentary volcanic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Relatif à un sol constitué de débris volcaniques et de sédiments.

CONT

Les skarns aurifères peuvent être observés dans deux cadres tectoniques principaux : plates-formes continentales et assemblages volcano-sédimentaires de milieu océanique ou d'arc insulaire.

OBS

volcano-sédimentaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Bassin, complexe, milieu volcano-sédimentaire.

Spanish

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