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Zonalité [2 records]

Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A condition in which geological materials are arranged or formed in zones.

CONT

Zoning of minerals or metals may be present in large deposits or districts associated with felsic and intermediate intrusions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

Une zonalité des minéraux ou des métaux peut être présente dans les vastes gisements ou districts associés à des intrusions felsiques et intermédiaires.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
DEF

A zoning of ore or minerals about a hot center with high-temperature ores inside and low-temperature ores outside.

CONT

It is ... pertinent to look at the relative stabilities of metal sulphides which show a zonal distribution in such deposits in the presence and absence of chloride ions. ... it can be seen that there is excellent agreement between the zonal arrangement of metals in syngenetic sedimentary deposits and the relative solubilities shown.

CONT

... the metallogenic province may show a zonal distribution of the various metallic deposits ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

Dans cette répartition zonale [des minéralisations], nous rencontrons des concentrations dont la paragenèse, la forme, les relations avec les roches encaissantes varient beaucoup.

CONT

[...] les faciès des cristaux présentent une répartition zonaire par rapport aux limites du granite.

CONT

[...] un arrangement zonaire avec un noyau de dunite entouré d'auréoles successives de clinopyroxénite à olivine, de clinopyroxénite riche en magnétite et de hornblendite.

CONT

[...] l'arrangement zonaire des milieux gîtologiques et de leurs minéralisations.

Spanish

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