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General mining
General mining related terms and definitions in minerals and related activities.
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Lodestone
Mining; General mining
A piece of mineral magnetite that acts like a magnet, is termed as lodestone and is like a mineral magnet.
Marble
Mining; General mining
A rock that is made of the minerals calcite and dolomite. It is usually white or gray, but often also has marks of other colors.
Mineral
Mining; General mining
An inorganic compound occurring naturally in the earth's crust, with a distinctive set of physical properties, and a definite chemical composition.
Holmes
Mining; General mining
British scientist who developed a way to determine how old rocks are by measuring the amount of radioactive material they contain.
reflected wave
Mining; General mining
A (gaseous) pressure wave resulting from a direct wave striking an obstacle or an opposing surface and being reflected backwards.
dibutyl carbinol
Mining; General mining
2-methyl-l-butanol; a frother used in the flotation process.
Diamond drill
Mining; General mining
A type of rotary drill that performs cutting by abrasion rather than percussion. The cutting bit is set with diamonds and is attached to the end of long hollow rods through which water is pumped to ...
