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Mineral mining
The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for economic interests.
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Eclogite
Mining; General mining
A coarse-grained, deep-seated ultramafic rock, consisting essentially of garnet (almandine-pyrope) and pyroxene (omphacite). Rutile, kyanite, and quartz are typically present.
Pyroxenite
Mining; General mining
A coarse-grained, holocrystalline igneous rock consisting of 90% pyroxenes. It may contain biotite, hornblende, or olivine as accessories.
Priming coat
Mining; General mining
A coating of binder applied to a surface of natural compacted or stabilised soil before surface dressing.
Cyclone underflow
Mining; General mining
A coarser sized fraction, which leaves via apex aperture of hydrocyclone.
Alquifou
Mining; General mining
A coarse-grained variety of galena used by potters in preparing a green glaze.
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