Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Sandblast

Sandblast

A charge of dynamite, or other high explosive, fired in contact with the surface of a rock after being covered with quantity of wet mud, wet earth, or sand, no borehole being used. The slight confinement given the dynamite by the mud or other material permits part of the energy of the dynamite being transmitted to the rock in the form of a blow. A 2073 mudcap may be placed on top or to one side, or even under a rock, if supported, with equal effect.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

sandblaster
Professional careers; Occupational titles

A professional who abrades surfaces of metal or hard-composition objects to remove adhering scale, sand, paint, grease, tar, rust, and dirt, and to impart specified finish, using ...

sandblasting
Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

A method of cleaning metal and stone surfaces with sand sprayed over them through a nozzle at high velocity. Sandblasting is also used to form pits on the intrinsically smooth ...

sandblast
Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

A charge of dynamite, or other high explosive, fired in contact with the surface of a rock after being covered with quantity of wet mud, wet earth, or sand, no borehole being ...

sandblaster supervisor
Professional careers; Occupational titles

A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in sandblasting surfaces of ships in drydock and shop equipment. Respnsibilities include: * Confers ...

sandblast operator
Professional careers; Occupational titles

A professional who tends automatic sandblasting machine that cleans grease, oil, and grit from fragmentation-bomb cavities. Respnsibilities include: * Rolls bomb off conveyor into ...

stone sandblaster
Professional careers; Occupational titles

A professional who operates sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions and decorative designs on monumental stone. Responsibilities include: * Dumps abrasive into mixing chamber ...

asteroid mining
Mining; General mining

The future industry of sending spacecraft to asteroids in order to harvest their natural resources and bring them back to civilization for use. On April 24th 2012, the first real ...

rock
Mining; General mining

A mineral that forms inside the earth as marble and granite are rocks; a huge amount of stone that forms a cliff or mountain is called as rock.

beryl
Mining; General mining

A greenish mineral that usually lets light shine through it and is found mostly in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

corundum
Mining; General mining

A very hard mineral made mainly of aluminum and oxygen. Rubies and sapphires are types of corundum.

feldspar
Mining; General mining

A mineral that makes up more than 60 percent of the Earth's crust. The pink and white flecks in granite consist of feldspar.

geode
Mining; General mining

A hollow, rounded rock that is lined on the inside with crystals is called geode.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Sportspeople

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Peter Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German national football team. He ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

9 Most Expensive Streets In The World

Category: Travel   1 9 Terms

Teresa's gloss of general psychology

Category: Education   2 4 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS