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GITE HYPOTHERMAL [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Geochemistry
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A deep-seated high temperature deposit, below the mesothermal zone.

CONT

General characteristics of hypothermal deposits. (After Lindgren 1933). Depth of formation: 3000-1500 m. Temperature of formation: [approximately] 300-600°C. Occurrence: In or near deep-seated acid plutonic rocks in deeply eroded areas ...

CONT

... hypothermal deposits [have formed] at 3 km to more than 5 km.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géochimie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Gîte minéral formé à pression et température élevées.

CONT

[...] Lindgren a indiqué les domaines de profondeur et de température qu'il assignait aux dépôts hypo-, méso- et épithermaux. [...] les «hypo» sont les gîtes «profonds» et chauds, et «épi» signifie plus élevé et de basse température.

CONT

Beaucoup de dépôts hypothermaux [...] sont dans, ou associés à, des failles inverses ou des décrochements.

CONT

^...] les gîtes hypothermaux [sont] formés à des profondeurs de 3 à 5 km et plus.

Spanish

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