Supergene (disambiguation) — Supergene has several meanings see:*Supergene as used in biology and genetics. *Supergene (program),a computer program which allows the user to test a variety of plant genetics models. *Supergene (geology) for use in ore deposit geology … Wikipedia
Supergène — En géologie des gisements de minerais, ou prospection minière, un processus supergène d enrichissement peut se produire près de la surface. Le processus supergène suppose une prédominance de circulation d eau météorique concomitante avec l… … Wikipédia en Français
supergene — adj. (Geology) of a mineral deposit or enrichment formed near the surface (usually by descending waters) … English contemporary dictionary
Gaspeite — is an extremely rare nickel carbonate mineral named for the place it was first described, in the Gaspé Peninsula, Canada. Gaspeite s formula is (Ni,Fe,Mg)CO3 and it is a bright green mineral. It forms massive to reniform pappillary aggregates in… … Wikipedia
Kambaldaite — Kambaldaite, NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3H2O, is an extremely rare hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral described from gossanous material associated with Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits at Kambalda, Western Australia, and Widgie Townsite… … Wikipedia
Pentlandite — Infobox mineral name = Pentlandite boxwidth = caption = formula = iron nickel sulfide:(Fe,Ni)9S8 color = Yellowish bronze habit = Hexoctahedral rare; massive to granular system = Isometric cleavage = absent octahedral parting fracture =… … Wikipedia
Violarite — (Fe2+Ni23+S4) is a supergene sulfide mineral associated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals.Violarite crystallises in the isometric system, with a hardness of 4.5 to 5.5 and a specific gravity of… … Wikipedia
Uranlagerstätte — Uranlagerstätten sind natürliche Anreicherungen von Uran, aus denen sich das Element wirtschaftlich gewinnen lässt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Grundlagen 1.1 Geochemie des Urans 1.2 Mineralogie 2 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Saprolite — A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; beneath C is bedrock Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep… … Wikipedia
Hemimorphite — Infobox mineral name = Hemimorphite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = Hemimorphite from Mapimi, Durango, Mexico formula = Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 middot;H2O molweight = color = White, blue, greenish habit = Polar crystals, with… … Wikipedia
