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ORE MASS [17 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- massive sulphide
1, record 1, English, massive%20sulphide
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- massive sulfide 2, record 1, English, massive%20sulfide
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mass of rock consisting mainly of sulphide minerals, such as pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pyrite, the presence of which could indicate an ore body. 3, record 1, English, - massive%20sulphide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... all subtypes of nickel sulphide ores usually consist mainly of the simple sulphide assemblage pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite, either as massive sulphides, sulphide-matrix breccias, or disseminations of sulphides. 4, record 1, English, - massive%20sulphide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "disseminated sulphide." 5, record 1, English, - massive%20sulphide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
massive: Said of a mineral deposit (especially of sulfides) characterized by a great concentration of ore in one place ... 6, record 1, English, - massive%20sulphide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
massive sulphide: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - massive%20sulphide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfure massif
1, record 1, French, sulfure%20massif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande concentration de minerais sulfurés à un seul endroit. 2, record 1, French, - sulfure%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sulfures sont soit massifs, soit disséminés. Les sulfures massifs forment des corps aplatis dans les failles. Ils peuvent s'échapper à plus de 500 mètres des corps ultrabasiques, et prendre un aspect bréchoïde. 3, record 1, French, - sulfure%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les minerais de tous les sous-types de gîtes de sulfures de nickel, qu'ils se présentent sous la forme de sulfures massifs, de brèches à matrice sulfurée ou de sulfures disséminés, se composent principalement de la simple association pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite. 4, record 1, French, - sulfure%20massif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sulfure massif : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - sulfure%20massif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Various Metal Ores
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ore body
1, record 2, English, ore%20body
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- orebody 2, record 2, English, orebody
correct, see observation
- body of ore 3, record 2, English, body%20of%20ore
- mineralized body 4, record 2, English, mineralized%20body
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Generally, a solid and fairly continuous mass of ore, which may include low-grade ore and waste as well as pay ore, but is individualized by form or character from adjoining country rock. 5, record 2, English, - ore%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are several successive swellings where the [chromatite] layer attains thicknesses of 30 to 90 m, and it is these swellings that constitute the orebodies. 6, record 2, English, - ore%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orebody; ore body: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - ore%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gold orebody. 6, record 2, English, - ore%20body
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corps minéralisé
1, record 2, French, corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- corps de minerai 2, record 2, French, corps%20de%20minerai
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- corps métallifère 3, record 2, French, corps%20m%C3%A9tallif%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gisement métallifère de dimensions linéaires horizontales inférieures à 1 km. 4, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En gîtologie, la forme du corps minéralisé a une influence sur le mode d'étude, sur l'interprétation de la genèse possible du gisement et, surtout, sur les méthodes de prospection à utiliser. 5, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un corps minéralisé est rarement une masse homogène présentant des contacts nets et tranchés avec les roches encaissantes. Les formes des corps minéralisés sont très variables. [...] On peut [...] définir quelques termes correspondant à de grands «types» morphologiques : disséminations [...], lits, couches, corps stratiformes ou stratoïdes [...], lentilles [...], amas [...], filons[...] 3, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'expression «corps minéralisé» [...] présente le gros avantage de traiter le gisement ou une de ses parties comme un «corps» géologique, donc comme une masse rocheuse particulière. 3, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
corps minéralisé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Corps minéralisé aurifère. 7, record 2, French, - corps%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- erratic distribution
1, record 3, English, erratic%20distribution
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- erratic concentration 1, record 3, English, erratic%20concentration
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patchy and irregular to erratic distribution of magnetite in skarn deposits is typical, and generally the whole mass, composed of high grade pods, lenses, stringers, and disseminated ore, is mined and processed to produce a magnetite concentrate. 1, record 3, English, - erratic%20distribution
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- répartition erratique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9partition%20erratique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- répartition variable 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9partition%20variable
correct, feminine noun
- concentration aléatoire 1, record 3, French, concentration%20al%C3%A9atoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La répartition irrégulière à erratique de la magnétite dans les skarns ferrifères est typique; on exploite et on transforme généralement toute la masse à forte teneur composée d'amas fusiformes, de lentilles, de filonnets et de disséminations pour produire un concentré de magnétite. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9partition%20erratique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-10-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Various Metal Ores
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- patchy
1, record 4, English, patchy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral distribution... is patchy to uniform and textures vary greatly. The patchy and irregular to erratic distribution of magnetite in skarn deposits is typical, and generally the whole mass, composed of high grade pods, lenses, stringers, and disseminated ore, is mined and processed to produce a magnetite concentrate. 1, record 4, English, - patchy
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Extensive conglomeratic sections are barren, low grade, or contain patchy concentrations. 1, record 4, English, - patchy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- irrégulier
1, record 4, French, irr%C3%A9gulier
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- épars 1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pars
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la répartition des minéraux est irrégulière à uniforme et les textures varient beaucoup. La répartition irrégulière à erratique de la magnétite dans les skarns ferrifères est typique; on exploite et on transforme généralement toute la masse à forte teneur composée d'amas fusiformes, de lentilles, de filonnets et de disséminations pour produire un concentré de magnétite. 1, record 4, French, - irr%C3%A9gulier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De vastes coupes conglomératiques sont stériles, affichent une faible teneur ou ne contiennent que des concentrations éparses d'or. 1, record 4, French, - irr%C3%A9gulier
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-10-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
- Various Metal Ores
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- replacement orebody
1, record 5, English, replacement%20orebody
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- replacement ore body 2, record 5, English, replacement%20ore%20body
correct
- replacement body 3, record 5, English, replacement%20body
correct
- replacive mass 3, record 5, English, replacive%20mass
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mass of ore formed by the dissolution of previous minerals and their replacement by others. 4, record 5, English, - replacement%20orebody
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metasomatic carbonatite deposits typically have the form of... replacement bodies rich in calcite and dolomite or ankerite ... 3, record 5, English, - replacement%20orebody
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- amas minéralisé de remplacement
1, record 5, French, amas%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9%20de%20remplacement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- amas de remplacement 1, record 5, French, amas%20de%20remplacement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De manière typique, les gîtes associés à des carbonatites de type métasomatique se présentent sous [la forme d']amas de remplacement riches en calcite et en dolomite ou ankérite [...] 1, record 5, French, - amas%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9%20de%20remplacement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-07-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- block caving
1, record 6, English, block%20caving
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- block-caving 2, record 6, English, block%2Dcaving
correct
- block caving method 3, record 6, English, block%20caving%20method
correct
- block-caving mining method 4, record 6, English, block%2Dcaving%20mining%20method
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of caving in which a thick block of ore is partly cut off from surrounding blocks by a series of drifts, one above the other, or by boundary shrinkage stopes. 5, record 6, English, - block%20caving
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This block] is then undercut by removing a slice of ore or a series of slices separated by small pillars underneath the block. The isolated, unsupported block of ore breaks and caves under its own weight. The broken ore is drawn off from below, and as the caved mass moves downward, due to continued drawing of broken ore from below, it is broken further by pressure and attrition. The overlying capping caves and follows the broken ore downward. 5, record 6, English, - block%20caving
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Block Caving [or] block caving method: so called because mining occurs sequentially in segments or blocks 60 to 150 m (200 to 500 ft) on a side in all three directions. 6, record 6, English, - block%20caving
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- foudroyage par blocs
1, record 6, French, foudroyage%20par%20blocs
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- méthode d'exploitation par blocs foudroyés 2, record 6, French, m%C3%A9thode%20d%27exploitation%20par%20blocs%20foudroy%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- éboulement en masse 3, record 6, French, %C3%A9boulement%20en%20masse
correct, masculine noun
- méthode d'exploitation par abattage par le tir après sous-cavage 4, record 6, French, m%C3%A9thode%20d%27exploitation%20par%20abattage%20par%20le%20tir%20apr%C3%A8s%20sous%2Dcavage
feminine noun
- méthode des blocs foudroyés 5, record 6, French, m%C3%A9thode%20des%20blocs%20foudroy%C3%A9s
feminine noun
- blocs foudroyés 6, record 6, French, blocs%20foudroy%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
- foudroyage en masse du minerai 7, record 6, French, foudroyage%20en%20masse%20du%20minerai
masculine noun
- foudroyage en masse 6, record 6, French, foudroyage%20en%20masse
masculine noun
- exploitation par blocs foudroyés 8, record 6, French, exploitation%20par%20blocs%20foudroy%C3%A9s
feminine noun
- découpage en massifs d'abattage 9, record 6, French, d%C3%A9coupage%20en%20massifs%20d%27abattage
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variante de la méthode d'exploitation par foudroyage. L'amas de minerai est découpé en blocs de dimensions importantes. Le minerai se désagrège spontanément par foudroyage et descend en masses. Le soutirage se fait dans un réseau d'entonnoirs ménagés à la base du bloc. 2, record 6, French, - foudroyage%20par%20blocs
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le foudroyage par blocs [...] consiste à sous-caver un bloc de minerai de plusieurs dizaines de mètres de hauteur pour provoquer son foudroyage. [...] La base du bloc est découpée en entonnoirs, au-dessus des cheminées de soutirage qui permettent au minerai foudroyé de descendre par gravité dans les niveaux de raclage horizontaux. Le foudroyage est amorcé par le dépilage d'une tranche de minerai à la base du bloc et progresse dans la masse du minerai, puis dans les terrains stériles de recouvrement. 1, record 6, French, - foudroyage%20par%20blocs
Record 6, Key term(s)
- découpage en massifs d'abatage
- exploitation par abattage par le tir après sous-cavage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-04-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- ore vein
1, record 7, English, ore%20vein
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- mineralized vein 2, record 7, English, mineralized%20vein
correct
- ore lode 3, record 7, English, ore%20lode
correct
- mineralized lode 4, record 7, English, mineralized%20lode
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tabular or sheetlike mass of ore minerals occupying a fissure or a set of fissures and later in formation than the enclosing rock. 5, record 7, English, - ore%20vein
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- filon minéralisé
1, record 7, French, filon%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- filon de minerai 2, record 7, French, filon%20de%20minerai
correct, masculine noun
- veine de minerai 3, record 7, French, veine%20de%20minerai
correct, feminine noun
- veine minéralisée 2, record 7, French, veine%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on distingue [...], sur le plan économique, les filons minéralisés (qui contiennent du minerai) des filons stériles. 4, record 7, French, - filon%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les réseaux de fractures à une ou plusieurs directions privilégiées sont importants à étudier dans la recherche de filons minéralisés. 5, record 7, French, - filon%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Minas metálicas
- Geología económica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- filón mineralizado
1, record 7, Spanish, fil%C3%B3n%20mineralizado
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- veta mineral 2, record 7, Spanish, veta%20mineral
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En minería se benefician los filones mineralizados (que contienen mineral útil) por oposición a los filones estériles, que carecen de interés. 1, record 7, Spanish, - fil%C3%B3n%20mineralizado
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-03-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- stockwork
1, record 8, English, stockwork
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- stockwork deposit 2, record 8, English, stockwork%20deposit
correct
- network deposit 3, record 8, English, network%20deposit
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mineral deposit consisting of a three-dimensional network of planar to irregular veinlets closely enough spaced that the whole mass can be mined. 3, record 8, English, - stockwork
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ore minerals ... are scattered through the host rock either as what is called disseminated mineralization ..., or they are largely or wholly restricted to quartz veinlets which form a ramifying complex called a stockwork ... 2, record 8, English, - stockwork
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quartz-molybdenite-scheelite stockworks. 4, record 8, English, - stockwork
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term [stockwork] is not generally applied to a small-scale system such as might occur in a brecciated zone. If the veinlets contain an ore mineral it is generally necessary to work the mass as a whole, since the veins are too thin and too closely spaced to be worked individually. 5, record 8, English, - stockwork
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- stockwerk
1, record 8, French, stockwerk
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gisement constitué de petits filons entrecroisés, particulièrement nombreux et rapprochés, [...] le terrain intercalaire est imprégné de minerai, de sorte qu'on exploite toute la masse du gisement. 2, record 8, French, - stockwerk
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un stockwerk est un faisceau de filonnets très minces et anastomosés dans une roche primitive. 3, record 8, French, - stockwerk
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque les filons entrecroisés sont particulièrement denses bien que de petites dimensions, on désigne leur ensemble sous le nom de stockwerks, fréquents au voisinage des batholites, et qu'on peut rapprocher des gîtes de ségrégation. 4, record 8, French, - stockwerk
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Stockwerks à quartz-molybdénite-scheelite. 5, record 8, French, - stockwerk
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-10-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- magmatic segregation deposit
1, record 9, English, magmatic%20segregation%20deposit
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ore deposit formed by magmatic segregation, generally in mafic rocks and layered intrusions, as crystals of metallic oxides or from an immiscible sulfide liquid. 2, record 9, English, - magmatic%20segregation%20deposit
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "magmatic segregation deposit" is now applied to all ore deposits that are direct crystallization products of a magma, exclusive of pegmatites. They usually form in deep-seated intrusive bodies, but have been known to form in sills and even in lava flows. A magmatic segregation deposit may constitute the entire rock mass or a compositional layer, or may be defined by the presence of valuable accessory minerals in an otherwise normal igneous rock. 3, record 9, English, - magmatic%20segregation%20deposit
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- gîte de ségrégation
1, record 9, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20s%C3%A9gr%C3%A9gation
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Gîtes de ségrégation». La concentration des minéraux utiles dans la roche éruptive est beaucoup plus poussée que dans le type des gîtes d'inclusions. Elle arrive parfois à créer des masses de minerai presque sans gangue. Elle provient de ségrégation due à une différenciation du magma poussée jusqu'aux extrêmes en certaines parties de la masse. Les principaux minéraux qui peuvent se rassembler de la sorte sont les suivants d'après S.J. Shand : magnétite, ilménite, chromite et autres spinelles, pyrite, pyrrhotine, chalcopyrite, nickéline, mispickel. Il s'y adjoint en moindre quantité : pentlandite, molybdénite, smaltine, cobaltine, sperrylite, et les sulfures, arséniures, antimoniures d'argent. 1, record 9, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20s%C3%A9gr%C3%A9gation
Record 9, Key term(s)
- gisement de ségrégation
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-10-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Various Metal Ores
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Lac Tio deposit
1, record 10, English, Lac%20Tio%20deposit
correct, Quebec
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Lac Tio deposit near Lac Allard, Quebec... is the only titanium-iron deposit... mined in Canada at present. [It] is a flat-lying irregular tabular intrusive mass, 1100 m long and 1000 m wide, which is estimated to contain more than 125 million tonnes of ore averaging 32% TiO2 as ilmenite and 36% FeO. 1, record 10, English, - Lac%20Tio%20deposit
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- gisement de Lac Tio
1, record 10, French, gisement%20de%20Lac%20Tio
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Québec, le gisement de Lac Tio, situé à proximité du lac Allard [...] est le seul gisement de titane-fer [...] actuellement exploité au Canada. [Il] consiste en une masse intrusive tabulaire de forme irrégulière reposant à l'horizontale, de 1 100 m de longueur sur 1 000 m de largeur qui, selon les estimations, renfermerait plus de 125 Mt de minerai présentant une teneur moyenne en TiO2, sous forme d'ilménite, de 32 % et une teneur en FeO de 36 %. 1, record 10, French, - gisement%20de%20Lac%20Tio
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - external organization data 2000-05-31
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- low specific activity material
1, record 11, English, low%20specific%20activity%20material
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
- LSA 2, record 11, English, LSA
correct
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- LSA material 3, record 11, English, LSA%20material
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low specific activity material or "LSA" means(a) uranium or thorium ore and physical or chemical concentrates of those ores,(b) unirradiated natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural thorium,(c) material in which the activity is uniformly distributed and which if reduced to the minimum possible volume during normal transport would have an average specific activity throughout its mass not greater than 0. 1 A2, per kilogram,(d) non-radioactive material contaminated by residual trace amounts of radioactive material... if the non-fixed radioactive material on the surface of the non-radioactive material does not exceed 10 times the applicable maximum permissible level... 2, record 11, English, - low%20specific%20activity%20material
Record 11, Key term(s)
- low specific radioactivity material
- low specific nuclear activity material
- low mass nuclear activity material
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- matière de faible activité spécifique
1, record 11, French, mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- matière FAS 2, record 11, French, mati%C3%A8re%20FAS
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matière de faible activité spécifique [...] désigne a) le minerai d'uranium ou de thorium, les concentrés physiques ou chimiques de ces minerais, b) l'uranium naturel ou appauvri, non irradié ou le thorium naturel, non irradié, c) une matière dans laquelle l'activité est uniformément répartie et qui, si elle était réduite à son volume minimal en cours normal de transport, aurait une activité spécifique moyenne dans sa masse ne dépassant pas 0,1 A2 par kilogramme, d) une matière radioactive qui est contaminée par de petites quantités résiduelles de matière radioactive [...] si la matière radioactive non fixée à la surface de la matière non radioactive n'est pas supérieure à 10 fois le niveau maximal admissible et applicable [...] 3, record 11, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble que le terme «activité spécifique» ait fait l'objet de critiques de la part de certains auteurs et que les organismes de normalisation comme l'ISO et la CEI (Commission électrotechnique internationale) aient tenté d'imposer l'emploi de «activité massique». Toutefois, le terme «activité spécifique» paraît vouloir s'ancrer malgré tout dans l'usage. On le retrouve dans le Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires (révisé janvier 2000). La Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire utilise «matière de faible activité spécifique». 4, record 11, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record 11, Key term(s)
- matière de faible activité nucléaire massique
- matière de faible activité radioactive massique
- matière de faible activité massique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 11, Main entry term, Spanish
- material de baja actividad específica
1, record 11, Spanish, material%20de%20baja%20actividad%20espec%C3%ADfica
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 11, Synonyms, Spanish
- material de baja radiactividad específica 3, record 11, Spanish, material%20de%20baja%20radiactividad%20espec%C3%ADfica
masculine noun
- material de actividad específica baja 4, record 11, Spanish, material%20de%20actividad%20espec%C3%ADfica%20baja
masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - external organization data 2000-03-29
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- average specific activity
1, record 12, English, average%20specific%20activity
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Low specific activity material" or "LSA" means(a) uranium or thorium ore and physical or chemical concentrates of those ores,(b) unirradiated natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural thorium,(c) material in which the activity is uniformly distributed and which if reduced to the minimum possible volume during normal transport would have an average specific activity throughout its mass not greater than 0. 1 A2, per kilogram... 1, record 12, English, - average%20specific%20activity
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Specific activity" means the activity per unit mass. [Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations]. 2, record 12, English, - average%20specific%20activity
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- activité spécifique moyenne
1, record 12, French, activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20moyenne
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- activité massique moyenne 2, record 12, French, activit%C3%A9%20massique%20moyenne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Matière de faible activité spécifique» ou «MFAS» désigne a) le minerai d'uranium ou de thorium, les concentrés physiques ou chimiques de ces minerais, b) l'uranium naturel ou appauvri, non irradié ou le thorium naturel, non irradié, c) une matière dans laquelle l'activité est uniformément répartie et qui, si elle était réduite à son volume minimal en cours normal de transport, aurait une activité spécifique moyenne dans sa masse ne dépassant pas 0,1 A2 par kilogramme [...] 3, record 12, French, - activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20moyenne
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
activité spécifique : Activité par unité de masse. [Règlement sur les substances nucléaires et les appareils à rayonnement]. 2, record 12, French, - activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20moyenne
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «activité spécifique» est très répandu dans l'usage mais son emploi fait l'objet de critiques. L'ISO (Vocabulaire de l'énergie, 1997, p. 227) et la CEI recommandent l'emploi de «activité massique». 4, record 12, French, - activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20moyenne
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1999-08-26
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
- Ore Extraction and Transport
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- pneumatic rocker shovel 1, record 13, English, pneumatic%20rocker%20shovel
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shrinkage stoping may be termed a "classic" mining method, having been perhaps the most popular... It has largely been replaced by mechanized methods... It is applicable to mineral deposits with regular boundaries and steep dip hosted in a competent rock mass. Also, the blasted ore must not be affected by storage in the slopes... Its most prominent feature is the use of gravity flow for ore handling :ore from stopes drops directly into rail cars via chutes obviating manual loading... Until the appearance of the pneumatic rocker shovel..., there was no machine suitable for loading rock in underground mines. 1, record 13, English, - pneumatic%20rocker%20shovel
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
- Extraction et transport du minerai
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- chargeuse à godet pneumatique
1, record 13, French, chargeuse%20%C3%A0%20godet%20pneumatique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1999-04-26
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- shear-zone deposit
1, record 14, English, shear%2Dzone%20deposit
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
- sheeted-zone deposit 2, record 14, English, sheeted%2Dzone%20deposit
correct
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ore deposit formed in a system of interlacing openings parallel to the shearing and mostly of infinitesimal size. After mineralization by replacement, a wide, tabular, massive lode or a lens-like mass of irregular shape is produced. 1, record 14, English, - shear%2Dzone%20deposit
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- gîte de zone de cisaillement
1, record 14, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20zone%20de%20cisaillement
correct, masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- gisement associé à une zone de cisaillement 2, record 14, French, gisement%20associ%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20une%20zone%20de%20cisaillement
correct, masculine noun
- gisement de shear zone 2, record 14, French, gisement%20de%20shear%20zone
avoid, masculine noun
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les gîtes [...] qu'on trouve dans les roches cisaillées [...] s'appellent gîtes de zone de cisaillement. 1, record 14, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20zone%20de%20cisaillement
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1996-11-19
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- contact-metamorphic deposit
1, record 15, English, contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ore body that formed along the contact of a mass of igneous, country, or invaded rock, the ore having been derived wholly, or in part, from the intrusive mass. 2, record 15, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the crystallization of certain magmas a considerable amount of fluid escapes. This fluid may produce widespread changes near the contacts of magma with the surrounding rocks. Where such changes are caused by heat effects, without addition of material from the magma, the resulting deposits are called contact metamorphic. 3, record 15, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In older literature, [the term "contact-metamorphic" was] used as a syn. of contact-metasomatic and pyrometasomatic. 4, record 15, English, - contact%2Dmetamorphic%20deposit
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- gîte de métamorphisme de contact
1, record 15, French, g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
correct, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
- gisement métamorphique de contact 2, record 15, French, gisement%20m%C3%A9tamorphique%20de%20contact
masculine noun
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] certaines roches sont altérées [...] par la pression ou par la chaleur de roches intrusives avoisinantes. [...] Des métaux provenant de la masse intrusive peuvent pénétrer dans les roches ainsi modifiées en quantité suffisante pour former des gîtes minéraux d'une catégorie dite [...] communément «de métamorphisme de contact» [...] 3, record 15, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On [...] trouve [la scheelite] dans les gîtes de métamorphisme de contact, entre granite et roches calcaires (skarns et tactites), et parfois dans des filons hydrothermaux [...] 4, record 15, French, - g%C3%AEte%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphisme%20de%20contact
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1982-03-18
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- gangue depressant 1, record 16, English, gangue%20depressant
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flotation is used for selective separation and concentration of certain solids contained in a pulp. For selective separation, use is made of collector reagents hydrophobes in particular. Their purpose is to increase the repulsion to water of the ore to be selected. The gangue depressants will have the opposite purpose of increasing the wettability properties of the mass of materials that are not required. 1, record 16, English, - gangue%20depressant
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- réactif dépresseur de gangue
1, record 16, French, r%C3%A9actif%20d%C3%A9presseur%20de%20gangue
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La flottation utilisée pour la séparation sélective de certains solides contenus dans une pulpe et pour leur concentration. Pour opérer cette sélection, on utilise des réactifs collecteurs, particulièrement hydrophobes qui ont pour but d'augmenter la répulsion vis-à-vis de l'eau du minerai que l'on désire sélectionner. Les réactifs dépresseurs de gangue auront pour but au contraire d'augmenter la mouillabilité de la masse de matières que l'on ne désire pas retenir. 1, record 16, French, - r%C3%A9actif%20d%C3%A9presseur%20de%20gangue
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 1982-03-18
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Strength of Materials
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- wettability property
1, record 17, English, wettability%20property
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flotation is used for selective separation and concentration of certain solids contained in a pulp. For selective separation, use is made of collector reagents hydrophobes in particular. Their purpose is to increase the repulsion to water of the ore to be selected. The gangue depressants will have the opposite purpose of increasing the wettability properties of the mass of materials that are not required. 1, record 17, English, - wettability%20property
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- mouillabilité
1, record 17, French, mouillabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La flottation utilisée pour la séparation sélective de certains solides contenus dans une pulpe et pour leur concentration. Pour opérer cette sélection, on utilise des réactifs collecteurs, particulièrement hydrophobes qui ont pour but d'augmenter la répulsion vis-à-vis de l'eau du minerai que l'on désire sélectionner. Les réactifs dépresseurs de gangue auront pour but au contraire d'augmenter la mouillabilité de la masse de matières que l'on ne désire pas retenir. 1, record 17, French, - mouillabilit%C3%A9
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
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