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14:27, 2 December 2022 diff hist +363‎ N Combed structure ‎ Created page with "In its simplest form this structure consists of a fissure lined with crystals on each side, having their bases on the walls and their apexes directed toward the center. In s..." current
14:25, 2 December 2022 diff hist +201‎ N Comb texture ‎ Created page with "A texture in which individual crystals have their long axis perpendicular to the walls of a vein. See also: comb Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms..." current
14:20, 2 December 2022 diff hist +101‎ N Comb dung ‎ Created page with "See: comedown Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
14:19, 2 December 2022 diff hist +373‎ N Comb ‎ Created page with "In a fissure that has been filled by successive deposits of minerals on the walls, the place where two sets of layers thus deposited approach most nearly or meet, closing th..." current
14:18, 2 December 2022 diff hist +276‎ N Comagmatic region ‎ Created page with "An area in which the igneous rocks are of the same general geologic age, have certain distinguishing characteristics in common, and are regarded as comagmatic. Syn: petrogra..." current
14:18, 2 December 2022 diff hist +281‎ N Comagmatic ‎ Created page with "Said of igneous rocks that have a common set of chemical and mineralogic features, and thus are regarded as having been derived from a common parent magma. See also: consang..." current
11:57, 2 December 2022 diff hist -1,884‎ Geology work page ‎ current
11:56, 2 December 2022 diff hist +307‎ N Colusite ‎ Created page with "# A variety of tetrahedrite containing 3.21% tin, from Japan.Spencer, 4 # An isometric mineral, Cu26 V2 (As,Sn,Sb)6 S32 ; i..." current
11:55, 2 December 2022 diff hist +455‎ N Columnar structure ‎ Created page with "# A mineral fabric consisting of slender crystals of prismatic cross section, as in some amphiboles. # See: columnar jointing. Columns, 9 to 14 cm in diameter and 1 to 1.4 m..." current
11:54, 2 December 2022 diff hist +485‎ N Columnar section ‎ Created page with "A geologic illustration that shows in a graphic manner, and by use of conventional symbols for different rock types, the successive rock units that occur throughout a given..." current
11:54, 2 December 2022 diff hist +244‎ N Columnar jointing ‎ Created page with "Pattern of jointing that blocks out columns of rock. Characteristic of tabular basalt flows or sills. Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982. Physical Geology, 6th Edition...." current
11:54, 2 December 2022 diff hist +158‎ N Columnar crystals ‎ Created page with "Elongated crystals that grew at right angles to a surface. CMD Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:54, 2 December 2022 diff hist +253‎ N Columnar charge ‎ Created page with "# A charge of explosives in a blast hole in the form of a long continuous unbroken column. # A continuous charge in a quarry borehole. CF: deck charge BS, 12 Sour..." current
11:53, 2 December 2022 diff hist +306‎ N Columnar ‎ Created page with "# Composed of columnlike individuals. Schieferdecker # A mineral with a form obscurely resembling prisms, e.g., hornblende. See also: prismatic # In columns produced..." current
11:53, 2 December 2022 diff hist +230‎ N Column pipe ‎ Created page with "The large cast-iron (or wooden) pipe through which the water is conveyed from the mine pumps to the surface. Syn: mounting pipe; rising main. Source: Dictionary of Minin..." current
11:52, 2 December 2022 diff hist +202‎ N Column of ore ‎ Created page with "A deposit of ore in a lode having a small lateral, but considerable vertical extent. An older term for ore shoot. Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Term..." current
11:52, 2 December 2022 diff hist +103‎ N Column of mud ‎ Created page with "See: mud column Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:52, 2 December 2022 diff hist +133‎ N Column load ‎ Created page with "A single continuous charge. Carson, 1 Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:52, 2 December 2022 diff hist +313‎ N Column leaching ‎ Created page with "Simulation of in-situ leaching through the use of a long narrow column in which ore sample and solution are in contact for measuring the effects of typical variables encount..." current
11:49, 2 December 2022 diff hist +178‎ N Column height ‎ Created page with "The length of each portion of a blast hole filled with explosive materials. Atlas Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:49, 2 December 2022 diff hist +793‎ N Column flotation ‎ Created page with "# A pneumatic flotation process with a counter-current flow of rising bubbles against settling ore within the flotation cell. Typically, the cell height is much greater than t..." current
11:40, 2 December 2022 diff hist +283‎ Column ‎ current
11:39, 2 December 2022 diff hist +100‎ N Columbium ‎ Created page with "See: niobium Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:39, 2 December 2022 diff hist +379‎ N Columbite ‎ Created page with "# The mineral group ferrocolumbite, magnocolumbite, and manganocolumbite. # Standing alone it generally refers to ferrocolumbite, an orthorhombic mineral, FeNb2 O<..." current
11:38, 2 December 2022 diff hist +147‎ N Colrake ‎ Created page with "A shovel used to stir lead ores during washing. Fay Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:38, 2 December 2022 diff hist +489‎ N Colors ‎ Created page with "# The specks of gold seen after the successful operation of a gold pan, when finely crushed ore has been panned to remove the bulk of light minerals. The residual heavy fracti..." current
11:38, 2 December 2022 diff hist +477‎ N Colorless ‎ Created page with "Devoid of any color, as is pure water, a pane of ordinary window glass, or a fine diamond; therefore distinctly different from white, as in milk or white jade. As only trans..." current
11:37, 2 December 2022 diff hist +253‎ N Colorimetric determination ‎ Created page with "An analytical procedure based on measurement, or comparison with standards, or color naturally present in samples or developed therein by the addition of reagents. Sour..." current
11:37, 2 December 2022 diff hist +368‎ N Colorimeter ‎ Created page with "An instrument for measuring and comparing the intensity of color of a compound for quantitative chemical analysis, usually based on the relationship between concentration of..." current
11:37, 2 December 2022 diff hist +277‎ N Colored slates ‎ Created page with "Cambrian and Ordovician slates quarried in the vicinity of Granville, Washington County, NY. Colors include red, purple, green, and black. The slates are much used in decora..." current
11:37, 2 December 2022 diff hist +134‎ N Coloradoite ‎ Created page with "An isometric mineral, HgTe ; sphalerite group. Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +228‎ N Colorado topaz ‎ Created page with "True topaz of a brownish-yellow color obtained in Colorado, but quartz similarly colored is sometimes sold under the same name. CTD Source: Dictionary of Mining,..." current
11:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +185‎ N Colorado ruby ‎ Created page with "An incorrect name for the fiery-red garnet (pyrope) crystals obtained from Colorado. CMD Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category:..." current
11:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +149‎ N Colorado lapis lazuli ‎ Created page with "Dark blue lapis lazuli (lazurite) from the Sawatch Range, CO. Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +104‎ N Color ratio ‎ Created page with "See: color index Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:35, 2 December 2022 diff hist +432‎ N Color index ‎ Created page with "In petrology, esp. in the classification of igneous rocks, a number that represents the percent, by volume, of dark-colored (i.e., mafic) minerals in a rock. According to th..." current
11:35, 2 December 2022 diff hist +233‎ N Color grade ‎ Created page with "The grade or classification into which a gem is placed by examination of its color in comparison to the color of other gems of the same variety. Source: Dictionary of Mi..." current
11:35, 2 December 2022 diff hist +221‎ N Color ‎ Created page with "Sensation resulting from stimulation of retina by light waves of certain lengths. Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982. Physical Geology, 6th Edition. Englewood Cliffs,..." current
11:34, 2 December 2022 diff hist +154‎ N Colombotantalite ‎ Created page with "A noncommittal term for members of the columbite-tantalite series. Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:34, 2 December 2022 diff hist +196‎ N Cologne umber ‎ Created page with "An earthy black or brown lignite used as a pigment. Etymol. source near Cologne, Germany. Tomkeieff Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms..." current
11:34, 2 December 2022 diff hist +574‎ N Colmol mining machine ‎ Created page with "A machine in which the coal is hewed from the solid by 10 rotating chipping heads in 2 rows of 5, each with the lower row in advance of the upper. Each head consists of a bi..." current
11:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +176‎ N Collum washer ‎ Created page with "Mineral jig with a quick down stroke and retarded return of its plunger. Pryor, 3 Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +103‎ N Collophanite ‎ Created page with "See: collophane Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Category: Geology" current
11:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +341‎ N Collophane ‎ Created page with "Generic designation for massive, amorphous, cryptocrystalline to fine-grained apatite or phosphate that constitutes the bulk of phosphate rock and fossil bone; not a true mi..." current
11:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +537‎ N Colloidal sulfur ‎ Created page with "Amorphous sulfur in a finely divided condition. Prepared by the action of dilute sulfuric acid on sodium thiosulfate or by the reaction of hydrogen sulfide and sulfurous aci..." current
11:32, 2 December 2022 diff hist +135‎ N Colloidal size ‎ Created page with " Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982. Physical Geology, 6th Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Category: Geology" current
11:32, 2 December 2022 diff hist +213‎ N Colloidal particles ‎ Created page with "Particles so small that their surface activity has an appreciable influence on the properties of its aggregate. ASCE Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and R..." current
11:32, 2 December 2022 diff hist +225‎ N Colloidal mud ‎ Created page with "A drilling mud in which the gelatinous constituents, such as bentonite, will remain in suspension in water for a long time. Long Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mi..." current
11:32, 2 December 2022 diff hist +291‎ N Colloidal fuel ‎ Created page with "A mixture of finely pulverized coal and fuel oil, which remains homogeneous in storage. It has a high calorific value and is used in oil-fired boilers as a substitute for fu..." current
11:32, 2 December 2022 diff hist +190‎ N Colloidal clay ‎ Created page with "A clay, such as bentonite, which, when mixed with water, forms a gelatinous-like liquid. Long Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms Cate..." current

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