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QUARTZ Rock forming mineral
FELSPAR Rock forming mineral
MOUNTAIN A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
ORE Rock or mineral
GYPSUM A common mineral
OVERBURDEN Unwanted rock that covers mineral deposits
LEDGE A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
SKIP An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
IDIOMORPHOUS Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of the mineral constituents of a rock.
NEST An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
OLIVINE A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.
VIRIDITE A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.
GREISEN A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.
MICROCLINE A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.
EXFOLIATION The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
GOSSAN Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
STALACTITE In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
SANDSTONE A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.
ETHYL A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.
POCKET A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
PYRITE A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide.
ECLOGITE A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to its beauty.
FORMATION Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.
LITHOLOGICAL Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents.
WAX A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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