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QUARTZ Rock forming mineral
FELSPAR Rock forming mineral
ORE Rock or 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.
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.
POCKET A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
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.
VEINSTONE The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also veinstuff.
BRECCIA A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
STRUCTURE Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence.
KNOTTED Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.
CONGLOMERATE A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; p...
MINERALIZATION The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
METASOMATISM An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordina...
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.
SERPENTINE A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mott...
VEIN A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a ...
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