Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

BIF (banded iron-formation )

French translation:

Formation de fer rubané(e)

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English term

BIF

English to French Science Mining & Minerals / Gems geology
the gneisses include ferruginous (magnetite) quartzites, which are often referred to as “banded iron formations (“BIF”s), and mafic volcano-sedimentary rocks often referred to as “greenstones”.
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4 +3 banded iron-formation > formation de fer rubané(e)

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banded iron-formation > formation de fer rubané(e)

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banded iron-formation > formation de fer rubanée n. f.

Définition :
Siliceous iron-formation that is nearly always thinly bedded, having chert-rich and chert-poor beds alternating with various iron-rich phases.

Formation d'un gisement de fer rubané
... Au début du Précambrien, une baie est la siège de la formation de fer rubané,remarquez la couleur grise du ciel due à l'absence de dioxygène dans l ...
perso.club-internet.fr/ciavatti/evolution/ histoire/bacterie/formatio.htm - 9k - En cache - Pages similaires

Photos 109 à 112 du Manuel de gîtologie
... Copyright © Michel Jébrak. 112 Caue (Brésil) Formation de fer rubané (Itabirite) reprise par des veines aurifères. Photographie prise en 1997. ...
www.unites.uqam.ca/~sct/gitologie/109-112.htm

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