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Stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic minerals

Fahlband (from the German fahl for "faded" + band, German pronunciation: [ˈfaːlbant]) is a stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic minerals.

mineralized portions of shear zones that are formed as a result of cavity filling or metasomatic replacement are described as fahlbands.

References

  1. Beyschlag, Franz Heinrich August; Vogt, Johan Herman Lie; Krusch, Paul (1916). The Deposits of the Useful Minerals & Rocks: Their Origin, Form, and Content. Macmillan and Company.
  2. Hamman, William David (1915). Practical Geology and Mineralogy: A Short Course in Mining Science, Designed for the Student, Miner, Prospector and General Mining Man. Written from the Standpoint of a Practical Field Man. Way Press.
  3. Pohl, Walter L. (2011-03-03). Economic Geology: Principles and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444394863.


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