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ANOMALIE POSITIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

An excess of mass at a point on the crust, as compared with the average distribution of the mass ...

CONT

Typically the iron-formations are enriched in La and light relative to the heavier REEs [rare-earth elements] and have marked positive Eu anomalies in chondrite-normalized data, except for facies that have a mixed provenance of chemically precipitated and clastic constituents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géochimie
DEF

Excédent de masse à un point donné de l'écorce terrestre comparé à une distribution moyenne de masse [...]

CONT

Les formations de fer sont habituellement enrichies en La et en ÉTR [éléments des terres rares] légers comparativement aux ÉTR lourds; elles présentent en outre des anomalies en Eu positives dans les données normalisées aux chondrites, à l'exception des faciès dont la provenance des constituants est mixte (précipitation chimique et origine clastique).

Spanish

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