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maacle macadam MacArthur and Forest cyanide process macedonite maceral macfarlanite macgovernite machine boss machine cut machine-cutter helper machined machine design machine driller machine helper machine holings machine loader machine loader helper machineman machineman helper machine miner machine mines machine mining machine nog machine operator machine rating machine runner machine screw machine set machine sumper machine tool machine wall machinist mackintoshite Mac-Lane system macle Maclean separator macled macro- macro-axis macrocrystalline macrodiagonal macrodome macroetch macrograph macromeritic macroporosity macroscopic macrostructure maculose maculose rock Madagascar aquamarine Madaras system made ground Madeira topaz made up madogram madrepore marble maenite mafelsic mafic mafic front mafite magazine maghemite magistral magma magmatic magmatic assimilation magmatic blister magmatic corrosion magmatic cycle magmatic deposit magmatic differentiation magmatic disseminated ore deposit magmatic dissolution magmatic injection deposit magmatic ore deposit magmatic segregation magmatic stoping magmatic water magmatist Magnafloat Magnedisc magnesia magnesia alum magnesia covering magnesia glass magnesia mica magnesian hornfels magnesian limestone magnesian marble magnesian schist magnesian spar magnesia ramming materials magnesiochromite magnesioferrite magnesiolaumontite magnesite magnesite cement magnesite refractory magnesium magnesium aluminate magnesium-aluminum garnet magnesium bentonite magnesium blodite magnesium carbonate magnesium chalcanthite magnesium-chlorophoenicite magnesium front magnesium kaolinite magnesium leonite magnesium mica magnesium minerals magnesium orthite magnesium titanate magnesium zirconate magnetic magnetic alloys magnetic anomaly magnetic azimuth magnetic bearing magnetic bort magnetic bottle magnetic circuit magnetic clutch magnetic correlation magnetic crack detection magnetic declination magnetic detector magnetic dip magnetic domain magnetic elements magnetic feeder magnetic field magnetic field strength magnetic flocculation magnetic flowmeter magnetic flux magnetic gradiometer magnetic hoist magnetic hysteresis magnetic induction magnetic intensity magnetic iron ore magnetic level coil magnetic meridian magnetic method magnetic mirror magnetic moment magnetic permeability magnetic plug magnetic polarity magnetic pole magnetic prospecting magnetic pyrite magnetic recording magnetic roasting process magnetic roll feeder magnetics magnetic separation magnetic separator magnetic storm magnetic susceptibility magnetic unit in prospecting magnetic variation magnetic variometer magnetism magnetite magnetite magnetite olivinite magnetite spinellite magnetized magnetizing force magnetizing roast magnetometer magnetoplumbite magnetorque magnetostriction magnetotelluric method magniotriplite magnochromite magnocolumbite magnoferrite magnussonite mahogany ore mailly stone main airway main-and-tail haulage main arch main bord gate main bottom main break main brow main conveyor main crosscut main drive main endings main engine main entry Maine sampler Maine-type sampler main facets main fans main firing main gate main haulage main haulage conveyor main haulageway main hole main intake main levels main-line locomotive main-line motorman main return main road main rod main roof main rope main-rope haulage system main-rope rider main-rope system main separation door mains firing main shaft mains lighting main-slope engineer maintaining levels maintenage maintenance main tie main transport main way maitlandite Majac mill major diameter major face major mine disaster major principal plane major principal stress make make gas make of water makeup makeup bunker makeup medium makeup shed makeup time makeup water making hole makings malachite malacolite malacon maldonite male thread maletra furnace malignite malinite malinowskite mall malladrite mallan mallardite malleability malleable malleable cast iron malleable mineral malleable nickel malleablizing malleate malmstone malpais maltesite maltha malthacite mammillary mammillary structure mammillated managerial organization manandonite manasseite manchado Manchurian jade mandelstone mandrel mandril Manebach law Manebach twin man engine manganandalusite manganberzeliite manganblende mangandalusite manganepidote manganese manganese-aluminum garnet manganese bronze manganese garnet manganese glance manganese-hoernesite manganese hydrate manganese minerals manganese nodules manganese ore manganese oxide manganese sicklerite manganese silicate manganese spar manganiferous iron ore manganiferous ore manganite mangan-neptunite manganocalcite manganolangbeinite manganolite manganophyllite manganosiderite manganosite manganotantalite manganpyrosmalite mangrove coast manhole manhole cover manila rope manipulated variable manipulator manless coal face manless coal mining manless face manlock man machine manmade diamond Mannheim process Manning's formula man-of-war manometer manometer calibration manometric efficiency manoscope manoscopy man-riding car man-riding conductor mansfieldite manshift Man-Ten steel alloy mantle mantle rock manto manual haulage manual takeup manual-type belt-tensioning device manual winding control manufactured gas manufactured marble manufactured sand manway map map projection marathon mill marbella marble marble handsaw marble saw Marble's reagent marcasite marcus Marcy mill mare ball marekanite margarite margarodite margarosanite marginal deposit marginal fissure marginal ore deposit marginal reserves marginal sea marginal thrust marginal trench maria glass marialite Marietta miner marine biology marine core drill marine deposit marine erosion marine geology marine humus marine invasion marine mining marine transgression mariposite maritime plants marker marker bed marker block marker formation marker horizon market pot markovnikovite marl marlite marl slate marlstone marlstone ore marly marmarization marmarosh diamond marmatite marmolite marmorization marmorosis marm stone marokite Marriner process marrow Marsaut lamp marsh buggy Marsh funnel marsh gas marshite marsh ore marsh pan martenite martensite martic Martin process martinsite martite martourite marundite mascagnite mascot emerald maser mask maskeeg maskelynite mason's hammer mass mass aqua mass copper mass density mass detonation mass diagram mass effect mass fiber mass haul diagram massicot massif massifs long massive massive bedding massive eruption massive mineral massive pluton massive rock mass movement mass number mass profile mass shooting mass spectra mass spectrometer mass unit weight mass-wasting mast master alloy master hauler master joint master lode master pin mastershifter master station mat match materials flowsheet materials handling materials lock Mathewson's device matildite matlockite mat pack matraite matrix matrix metal matrosite matte matte fall matte smelting matting mattock Matura diamond mature maturity maturity index maucherite Mawco cutter loader maximum and minimum densities maximum angle of inclination maximum belt slope maximum belt tension maximum carbon dioxide content maximum charge weight per delay maximum demand maximum density maximum dry density maximum microcline maximum operating belt tension maximum per delay maximum-pressure arch maximum-pressure gage maximum subsidence maximum unit weight Maxton screen maxwell Maxwell's rule Mayari iron mayenite mboziite McGinty mcgovernite McKelvey diagram McLuckie gas detector McNally-Carpenter centrifuge McNally-Norton jig McNally-Vissac dryer McNamara clamp M-design core barrel M-discontinuity M.E. 6 exploder meadow ore meager feel mean mean birefringence mean calorie mean depth meander meander belt meander line mean effective pressure mean radiant temperature (mrt) mean refractive index mean size mean sphere depth mean stress measured depth measured drilling depth measured resources measurement measurement of concentration measures measures head measuring chain measuring chute measuring day measuring element measuring pocket measuring tape measuring weir mechanical advantage mechanical air machine mechanical analysis mechanical classifier mechanical clay mechanical cleaning mechanical efficiency mechanical equivalent of heat mechanical extensometer mechanical flotation cell mechanical mixture mechanical properties mechanical puddler mechanical puddling mechanical rabble mechanical rammer mechanical sampling mechanical sediment mechanical set mechanical-set bit mechanical shovel mechanical stabilization mechanical weathering mechanical working mechanical yielding prop mechanics mechanization mechanization engineer mechanization scheme mechanized mechanized heading development mechanized output Meco-Moore cutter loader medfordite median diameter medical lock Medina emerald mediosilicic Mediterranean suite medium medium band medium draining screen medium-grained medium-inclined medium pressure medium-recovery screen medium-round nose medium solids medium-solids preparation medium-solids recovery medium-solids recovery plant medium-stone bit medium-thickness seam medium-volatile bituminous coal medium voltage medmontite meehanite meerschaum meet meeting meeting post mega- megabar megacycle megaphenocryst megascopic megaseismic region megaspore Megator megger Meigen's reaction meionite meizoseismal meizoseismal area meizoseismal curve mela- melaconite melanasphalt melanchyme melanellite melange melanic melanite melanocratic melanostibite melanotekite melanovanadite melanterite melatope melee melilite melilitite melinite meliphanite melle mellilite mellite mellorite mellow amber melonite melteigite melting hole melting house melting point melting pot melting shop melting zone member membrane filter membrane theory menaccanite mend mendipite mendozite meneghinite Menevian menilite meniscus men on! Menzies cone separator mephitic air mephitic gas mephitis merchant merchant iron mercurial horn ore mercury mercury gatherer mercury ore mercury switch mercury-vapor lamp mero- merocrystalline merohedral meroleims merosymmetric meroxene Merrill-Crowe process Merrill filter merrillite Merrit plate mersey yellow coal merwinite mesa Mesabi non-Bessemer ore mesa-butte Mesa Grande tourmaline mesh mesh aperture mesh fraction mesh liberation size mesh number mesh of grind mesh structure mesh texture meso- mesocratic mesocrystalline mesogene mesokaites mesolite mesomicrocline mesostasis mesothermal mesothermal deposit Mesozoic mesozone messelite mestre meta meta- meta-alunogen meta-anthracite meta-argillite meta-arkose meta-autunite metabasite metabentonite metabitumite metabolism metabolite metaborite metabrushite metachemical metamorphism metacinnabar metacinnabarite metaclase metacryst metacrystal metadiabase metadiorite metadolomite metadurit metaglyph metahalloysite metaheinrichite metahewettite metahohmannite metahydroboracite metakahlerite metakirchheimerite metal metal bath metal drift metaleucite metalimestone metalist metalized slurry blasting metallic metallic element metallic iron metallic luster metallic minerals metallic ore metalliferous metalliferous mud metallify metallites metallization metallogenetic epoch metallogenetic province metallogenic element metallogenic province metallogeny metallograph metallographic province metallography metalloid metalloidal luster metallometric surveying metallometry metallo-organic compound metallurgical balance sheet metallurgical coke metallurgical engineer metallurgical fume metallurgical smoke metallurgist metallurgy metal mining metal notch metal pickling metal powder metal stone metamarble metamic metamict metamictization metamict mineral metamontmorillonite metamorphic metamorphic aureole metamorphic deposit metamorphic differentiation metamorphic diffusion metamorphic facies metamorphic grade metamorphic overprint metamorphic rank metamorphic rock metamorphic water metamorphism metarossite metasapropel metaschoderite metaschoepite metasediment metashale metasomasis metasomatic metasomatism metasomatite metasome metasomosis metastrengite metatorbernite metatyuyamunite meta-uranocircite meta-uranopilite meta-uranospinite metavariscite metavauxite metavermiculite metavolcanic metavoltine metaxite metazeunerite meteoric iron meteoric stone meteoric water meteorite meter metering pin methane methane drainage methane monitoring system methanephone methane recorder methane removal methane tester methane tester type S.3 methanometer methenyl tribromide method of working method study methyl acetone methylene iodide metore metra metric carat Mexican diamond Mexican onyx Mexican turquoise Mexican water opal meyerhofferite meymacite miargyrite miarolite miarolithite miarolitic miarolitic cavity miascite mica micaceous micaceous iron ore micaceous sandstone mica house Micanite mica peridotite mica plate mica powder mica schist michenerite Michigan cut Michigan slip micrinite micrinoid micrite micro- microampere microaphanitic microballoon microbar microbreccia microchemical microclastic microcline microconglomerate microcosmic salt microcryptocrystalline microcrystalline microelement microfacies microfarad microfelsitic microfluidal microgeology microgranitoid microgranular micrograph micrographic microhardness microhm microite microlaterolog microlite microlith microlithotype microlitic micromanometer micromeritic micrometer micrometer caliper micrometer-reading manometer micrometrics micromillimeter micron micronized mica Micronizer micronizer mill micropegmatite microperthite micropetrological unit microphotograph microporosity microscope microscopic microscopy microsecond microsection microseism microseismic instrument microseismic movement microseismic rate microseismic region microseismometer microspar microspherulitic microstriation microstructure microstylolite microvitrain microvolt microwatt midalkalite Mid-Atlantic Ridge middle middle cut middle man middle prop middles middletonite middlings middlings elevator middoor midfeather midge midge stone midget impinger mid-ocean ridge midocean rift mid-ocean rise midworkings miemite miersite miesite migma migmatite migmatization migration migration of oil mikheevite milarite mild and tough mild earth mild steel mil-foot milk of sulfur milk-opal milky quartz mill mill bar mill car milled Miller-Bravais indices Miller indices millerite mill feeder mill furnace millgrit rock mill head mill-head grade mill-head ore mill hole milli- milliampere milliangstrom millibar millicurie-hour millidarcy millidegree millifarad milligal milligauss milligram-hour millihenry millimeter screw micrometer milling milling bit milling grade milling ore milling width milling yield millisecond millisecond delay millisecond-delay cap millisecond-delay detonator millivolt millman mill ore mill roll mill run mill sampler mill scale Mills-Crowe process mill shoe millstock millstone millstone grit mill test milltons mill value mimetene mimetesite mimetic mimetite minal minasragrite mine mine atmosphere mine bank mine cage mine captain mine car mine-car repairman mine characteristic mine characteristic curve mine circulating fan mine committee mine conveyor mine cooling load mine development mine dial mine door mine drainage mined strata mine dust mined volume mine examiner mine expert mine fan mine fan signal system mine feeder circuit mine fill mine fire mine fire truck mine foreman mine ground minehead mine head mine hoist mine hoist control mine inspector mine iron mine jeep mine lamp mine land reclamation mine locomotive mine mason mine motorman mine opening mine power center mine prop miner mineragraphy mineral mineral acre mineral adipocire mineral assessment mineral association mineral belt mineral blossom mineral bruto mineral caoutchouc mineral carbonatado mineral charcoal mineral claim mineral cleavage mineral deed mineral de fusion propia mineral deposit mineral deposit model mineral dresser mineral dressing mineral economics mineral endowment mineral engineering mineral entry mineral facies mineral fat mineral fiber mineral field mineral filler mineral fuel mineral group mineral interests mineral inventory mineralization mineralize mineralized bubble mineralizer mineralizing agent mineral land Mineral Lands and Mining mineral lease mineral occurrence mineralogical guide mineralogical phase rule mineralogist mineralography mineralogy mineraloid mineral paint mineral parting mineral pigment mineral processing mineral province mineral reserves mineral resin mineral right mineral rubber mineral salt mineral sequence mineral series mineral species mineral spring minerals separation process mineral stabilizer mineral streaking mineral tallow mineral tar mineral turquoise mineral variety mineral vein mineral water mineral wax mineral wedging mineral wool mineral zoning mine refuse mine rescue apparatus mine rescue car mine rescue crew mine rescue lamp mine resistance mine road mine roadway area measurement mine rock minerocoenology minerogenesis minerogenetic epoch minerogenetic province miners miner's bar miner's box miner's dial miner's dip needle miner's electric cap lamp miner's hammer miner's hand lamp miner's hard cap miner's helmet miner's horn miner's inch miner's inch day miner's lamp miner's lung miner's needle miners' nystagmus miners' oil miner's pan miner's pick miners' rescue party miner's right miners' rules miner's self-rescuer miner's wedge miner's weight mine run mine-run coal mine-run mica mine-safety car mine signal system mine skip mine static head mine superintendent mine surveyor mine tin mine tons mine total head mine track device mine tractor mine valuation mine velocity head mine ventilating fan mine ventilation auxiliary fan mine-ventilation fan mine-ventilation fan characteristics mine ventilation system mine water mine wireman mineworks mingled ground minguzzite miniature current meter minimum deviation minimum firing current minimum ignition energy minimum oxygen content minimum product firing temperature mining mining advancing mining camp mining captain mining case mining claim mining compass mining dial mining disaster mining disease mining district mining ditch mining engineer mining engineering mining explosive mining geology mining hazard mining head mining lease mining locomotive mining machine mining machine operator mining-machine-operator helper mining machine truck mining method mining ore from top down mining property mining purposes mining recorder mining retreating mining right mining shield mining sluice mining system mining theodolite mining title mining-type visibility meter mining under mining width minion minium minnesotaite minor element minus sieve minus sight minus station minute of arc minyulite Miocene mirabilite mire mirror plane mirror stone mischio marble mischmetal misenite miser misfire misfire hole mispickel misplaced material missed hole missed round Mississippian misy Mitchell system for underhand quarrying of panel cores miter gear mitridaite M.I.T. sampler mitscherlichite mix-crystal mixed mixed blast process mixed cements mixed crystal mixed dust mixed explosion mixed explosive mixed face mixed-feed kiln mixed-flow fan mixed-flow turbine mixed-layer mica mixed-layer mineral mixed ore mixer mixer cone mix-house person mixing mixing pit mix-in-place mixite mix-metal mixture mizzonite MM diamond moat moating mobile belt mobile conveyor mobile crane mobile drill mobile equipment mobile hoist mobile loader Mocha stone mock lead mock ore mock vermilion mode model model analysis modeler modeling clay moderate vitrain modified longwall modified room-and-pillar working modified-round nose modifier modifying agent modulating modulus of elasticity modulus of incompressibility modulus of rigidity modulus of rupture Moebius process Moe gage mofette moganite mogensenite mohavite Moho mohole Mohorovicic discontinuity Mohr balance Mohr circle Mohr-Coulomb criterion Mohr envelope Mohr's salt Mohr's theory mohsite Mohs scale moil point moissanite Moissan process moisture moisture allowance moisture content moisture-density curve moisture-density test moisture equivalent moisture-holding capacity moisture man moisture meter moisture sample mojavite molasse molasses/AN explosive mold moldavite moldboard molded cameo moldering molders' rule molding molding compound molding frame molding hole moldings mold plug mole molecular crystal molecular filter sampler molecular sieve molecule mole mining molengraafite moler molten slag moluranite molybdenite molybdenum molybdenum aluminide molybdenum anhydride molybdenum borides molybdenum carbides molybdenum disilicide molybdenum mineral molybdenum silicide molybdenum trioxide molybdic ocher molybdic oxide molybdite molybdomenite molybdophyllite moment distribution moment of force moment of inertia moment of resistance momentum momentum grade Momertz-Lintz system M.O. Mine safety indicator monad monadnock monazite monazite sand moncheite monchiquite Mond process monetite mongrel monheimite monitor monitor operator monkey monkey board monkey chock monkey drift monkey face monkey gangway monkey hair monkey heading monkey hole monkey roll monkey shaft monkey winch monkey wrench Monnier process monobasic monocable monochromatic monochromatic light monoclinal monocline monoclinic block monoclinic system monogene monogenetic monograin monolith monolithic refractory monomaceral monomineralic Monongahelan Monongahela series Mono pump monopyroxene monorail monorail crane monoschematic monotower crane monotron monotron hardness test monovalent montana Montana agate Montana ruby Montana sapphire montanite montan wax montasite Mont Blanc ruby montbrayite montebrasite Montgomery jig Montian monticellite monticule montiform montmorillonite montre montroseite montroydite monument monzonite mooihoekite moonstone moonstone glass moor moorband moorband pan Moore and Neill sampler Moore filter press Moore free corer moorland peat moorlog moor peat moose pasture mor morainal apron moraine Moran and Proctor sampler morass ore Morcol mordant mordenite morenosite morganite morgen Morisette expansion reamer Morkill's formula morlop morphological crystallography morphologic unit morphology mortar mortar bed mortar box mortar structure mortice mortification mortise morts terrains mosaic mosaic silver mosaic structure mosaic texture moschellandsbergite mosesite moss moss agate Mossfield loader moss form mossing mossite moss peat mossy zinc mother mother conveyor mother crystal mother gate Mother Hubbard bit mother liquor mother lode mother of coal mother-of-emerald mother-of-pearl mother rock motion driver motioner motion study motive column motive power motive zone motometer motor body motor boss motor brakeperson motor-change man motor driver motor hammer drill motorized grader motorman motor nipper mottle mottled iron mottled limestone mottled silica brick mottled slate mottled structure mottramite mountain brown ore mountain building mountain chain mountain cork mountain flax mountainite mountain leather mountain meal mountain milk mountain paper mountain pediment mountain railway mountain range mountain soap mountain system mountain tar mountain wood mounting mounting pipe mourite mousetrap mouth mouth of pit movable conveyor movable jaw movable ladder movable sieve-type washbox movable slip move-up moving annual total moving grizzly moya moyle M.P.F.M. jet auger MRE MSA distributor MSA methanometer MS connector mscp M-series core barrel muck muck bar muck boss mucker mucking muck iron muckle muckle hammer muck saw muck shifting muck soil mucky hole mud mud auger mud balance mud barrel mud belt mud bit mud blasting mud bucket mud cake mudcap mudcap method mudcapping mud cast mud column mud crack mudding mudding off mudflow mud gun mud hog mud-laden mud-laden fluid mudline mud log mud logging mud mixer mud pot mud pump mud ring mud rush mud scow mud snapper mud socket mudstone mudstone ratio mudstone trap mud sump mud up mud viscosity mud volcano mud wall cake muffle muffle furnace muffle kiln muffler mugearite mule mule's foot mule shoe mule skinner muleway muller mulling mullion structure mullite mullock multibucket excavator Multicut chain multideck cage multideck screen multideck sinking platform multideck table multifuse igniter multihearth furnace multijib cutter multilayer bit multilock lode multilouvre dryer multiphase multiple-arch dam multiple-bench quarrying multiple detectors multiple dike multiple-entry system multiple-expansion engine multiple fault multiple firing multiple fuse-igniter cartridge multiple geophones multiple intersections multiple intrusion multiple lines multiple openings multiple-ply plate multiple recording groups multiple ribbon belt conveyor multiple-row blasting multiple-seam mining multiple seismometers multiple series multiple shooting multiple shot multiple-shot blasting unit multiple shotholes multiple-shot instrument multiple-shot survey multiple sill multiple-speed floating control system multiple splitting multiple-strand chain multiple-strand conveyor multiple-strand rope multiple twin multiple-vent basalt multiple wedge multiplow multiplying constant multirope friction winder multishot firing multishot gyroscopic instrument multispectral scanner multistage fan multistrand rope multiwheel roller mummification mun mundic Munroe effect muon Murakami's reagent murasakite murdochite Murex process Muschamp coal miner muscovado muscovite Muscovy glass mushroom jib muskeg mussel bed Musso process mustard gold mutabilite muthmannite mutu mutual boundary texture mvb mylonite mylonite gneiss mylonitization mylonization myrickite myrmekite myrmekite antiperthite myrmekite perthite


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N nablock nacre nacreous nacrite nadir nadorite naetig nagyagite nahcolite naif nail nailhead spar naked name of lode nanotesla Nansen bottle nantokite naphtha naphtha gas naphthode Napierian logarithm napoleonite nappe napthoid narrow narrow gage narrow place narrow stall narrow work narrow working nascent Nasmyth hammer Na-spar National coarse thread National Electrical Code national grid national grid coordinates Nationalization Act National Physical Laboratory native native copper native element native mercury native nickel-iron native water natrite natrium natrochalcite natrojarosite natrolite natromontebrasite natron natrona natron granite nattle natural air crossing natural asphalt natural carbon natural cement natural coke natural convection natural diamond natural Earth current natural face natural floatability natural frequency natural frequency of a foundation natural frequency vibrating conveyor natural gamma radiation detector natural gamma-ray logging natural gas natural glass natural logarithm naturally bonded molding sand natural ore natural ore concentrate natural paper natural resin natural sand natural scale natural slope natural splitting natural stress relief natural ventilating pressure natural ventilation nauckite naumannite nautical chart nautical measure nautical mile navajoite Navier's hypothesis NCB NCB boring tower NCB recorder neap tide nearest neighbor interpolation method near-gravity material near-mesh near-mesh material neat neat cement neat lines nebulite neck needle needle bearing needled needle instrument needle ore needles needle traverse negative crystal negative element negative elongation negative moment negative rake negligence neighborite nekton Nelson Davis separator nelsonite nematoblastic neokerogen neolite Neolithic neomesselite neomineralization neomorphic neoprene plug closure nepheline nepheline syenite nephelinite nephelinitoid nephelinization nephelometry nephrite neptunian dike neptunian theory neptunism neptunite neritic neritic zone Nernst film nero-antico nesquehonite ness nest nested variogram model net net calorific value net-corrected fill net cut net fill nether nether roof nether strata net slip net texture Nettleton method net unit value network network deposit network structure Neuenburg saw neuk Neumann lamellae neuropteris neutral atmosphere neutral axis neutral equilibrium neutralize neutral lining neutral point neutral pressure neutral refractory neutral salt neutral salt effect neutral stress neutral surface neutral zone neutron neutron density neutron-gamma log neutron log neutron logging Nevadan orogeny nevyanskite Newark Supergroup Newaygo screen newjersite Newlyn datum Newmann hearth new miner training new sand new scrap Newtonian fluid Newton's law of gravitation New York rod N-frame brace ngavite niccolite Nicholls' technique nickel nickel antimony glance nickel bloom nickel carbonyl nickel glance nickel green nickeliferous nickeline nickel iron nickelite nickel ocher nickelous oxide nickel oxide nickel plating nickel pyrite nickel-skutterudite nickel vitriol nicking nickings nicol nicolite Nicol prism Niggli's classification night emerald night pair night shift nigritite nil nine-inch straight nine-point sample ningyoite niobite niobium niobium boride niobium nitride nip niperyth nipple Ni-resist nital niter niter cake nitrate nitratine nitrification nitro nitrocalcite nitrocellulose nitrocotton nitrogelatin nitrogen nitrogen fixation nitroglycerin nitroglycerin explosive nitroglycerin powder nitrohydrochloric acid nitrolite nitromagnesite nitromuriatic acid nitrostarch explosive nitrosubstitution nitrosulfuric acid nitrous oxide niveau surface noble noble gas nobleite noble metal no-cut rounds nodular nodular cast iron nodular structure nodule nodulizing noise noise level noise reduction rating nolanite nominal area nominal bandwidth nominal capacity nominal price nominal screen aperture nominal screen size nominal size nomogram nomograph nonangular unconformity nonasphaltic pyrobitumen nonbanded coal non-Bessemer ore noncaking coal noncaving method noncoal mine noncoking coal noncombustible nonconformable nonconformity nonconsumable-electrode arc melting noncore bit noncore drilling noncoring bit nondestructive testing nondiamond core drill nonel nonelectric blasting nonelectric delay blasting cap nonferrous nonferrous alloy nonferrous metallurgy nonferrous metals nonflowing well nonfreezing explosive nongraded sediment nonhardening salt nonluminous flame nonmagnetic rod nonmagnetic steel nonmetal nonmetallic nonmetallic armor nonmetallic mineral nonmetallic minerals non-metallic minerals non-Newtonian flow nonnitroglycerin explosive nonpareil brick nonpermissible explosive nonpolarizable electrode nonproductive formation nonrotating rope nonsegregating chute nonselective mining nonsequence nonsignificant anomaly nonsparking tool nonspin cable nonspin differential nonspinning rope nonstranded rope nonstructural nontabular deposit nontectonite nontronite nonuniform flow nonvitreous nonvitrified nonweathering coal nonwetted Norbide nordite norite norm normal normal air normal arc normal calorie normal corrosion normal depth normal dip normal displacement normal fault normal field normal fold normal haul normalized steel normalizing conveyor normally consolidated normal moisture capacity normal pressure normal price normal scale normal shift normal solution normal stress normal stress component normal temperature normal theory normal travel-time curve normative normative mineral norm system Norsk-Staal process norstrandite north end north-seeking pole Norwalt separator Norwegian cut nose nosean nose in noselite nose out nose pipe nosin nosite notch notch effect notcher notching notch sensitivity ratio not previously known to exist Nottingham system noumeite novackite novaculite nowel noxious gas nozzle brick nozzleman NPN process NQ N rod bit N-truss nubber nuclear-assisted mining nuclear log nuclear magnetism log nuclear magnetometer nuclear powerplant nuclear reaction nuclear resonance magnetometer nucleation nucleometer nucleon nucleus nuclide Nuflex nugget nugget effect nugget model nuisance dust Nujol Nullagine Series nullah Numidian marble Nummulite limestone Nusse and Grafer PIV/6 drilling machine nut coal nutcracker NW NX nylon nylon belt nystagmus oikocryst oil agglomeration oil base oil-bearing shale oiled oiler oilfield winch oil flotation oil of vitriol oil pot oil pump oil shale oilstone oil-temper okenite old age oldhamite Oldham stone duster Oldham-Wheat lamp old hole oldland Old Red Sandstone old scrap old silver old waste old working oleander-leaf texture oleic acid oligist oligist iron Oligocene oligoclase oligonite oligosiderite oligotrophic peat olivenite Oliver filter olivine olivine rock olivinite olivinoid olivinophyre ollenite O.L.P. steel process ombrogenous peat omnibus omnidirectional hydrophone omphacite o.m.s. on air oncosimeter onegite one on two one-part line one-piece set one shot one-shot exploder one-spot strip mining one-way ram one-way ventilation onion-skin weathering onlap on line on long awn onofrite on plane onsetter onsetting machine on short awn on sights Ontarian on-the-solid on the track onyx onyx agate onyx marble oolite oolith oolitic oolitic limestone oolitic texture ooze opacite opacity opal opalescence opaline opalite opalized wood opaque opaque-attrite opaque attritus opaque-durit open area opencast opencast method opencast mine opencast working open circuit open-circuit mill open-crib timbering opencut opencut mine opencut mining open-drive sampler open end method opener hole open fault open fire open fold open front open-graded aggregate open hearth open-hearth furnace open-hearth process open-hearth steel open hole opening opening out openings opening shot opening stock open lagging open light open off openpit mine openpit mining openpit quarry open pot open rock opens open-sand casting openset open shop open split open stope open-stope method open-tank method open timbering open-top carrier open-top tubbing open traverse open working operating carrier operating cost operating engineer operating point operation operational capacities operative temperature ophicalcite ophiolite ophite ophitic optical anomaly optical calcite optical centering device optical character optical constant optical crystallography optical diffraction optical flat optical glass optical mineralogy optical property optical pyrometer optical sign optical square optical twinning optic angle optic-axial angle optic axis optics optic sign optimization optimum depth of cut optimum moisture content option optional-flow storage opx oral agreement to locate orange heat orangepeel orangepeel sampler orbicular orbicular structure orcelite ordered solid solution order of crystallization order of persistence order of reaction ordinary kriging ordinary ray ordinate ordnance bench mark ordnance survey ordonezite ore ore band ore-bearing fluid ore bed ore bin ore blending ore block ore blocked out ore boat orebody ore boil ore bridge ore-bridge bucket ore car ore chute ore cluster ore control ore crusher ore delfe ore deposit ore developed ore developing ore dike ore district ore dressing ore expectant ore face ore-forming fluid ore genesis ore geology oregonite ore grader ore guide ore hearth oreing down ore in sight ore intersection ore magma ore microscope ore microscopy ore mineral ore partly blocked orepass ore personal property ore pipe ore plot ore pocket ore preparation ore province ore reserve ore sampling ore separator ore shoot ore sill ore stamp ore-storage drier man ore strand ore trend ore vein ore washer ore zone Orford process organ organic organic ash organic colloid organic deposit organic efficiency organic soil organic sulfur organic test organogenic organolite orichalcum orient oriental oriental alabaster oriental cat's-eye oriental powder orientation orientational twinning orientation survey oriented oriented bit oriented core oriented core barrel oriented diamond oriented sample oriented specimen oriented survey orienting coupling orientite orifice orifice meter orifice of passage origin original dip original hole original lead original mineral ormolu ornamental stone ornansite orocline orogen orogenesis orogenic orogeny orometer oronite O'Rourke car switcher orphaned mine land orpiment Orsat gas-analysis instrument orthite ortho- orthoamphibole orthochlorite orthoclase orthoclase gabbro orthoclasite orthoclastic orthodolomite orthodome orthoferrosilite orthogneiss orthogonal orthoguarinite orthohydrous maceral orthokalsilite ortholimestone orthomagmatic orthomagmatic stage orthomarble orthomic feldspar orthophotography orthophyric orthopinacoid orthoprism orthopyroxene orthoquartzite orthorhombic orthorhombic system orthoschist orthoscope orthose orthotectic orthotectic stage orthotropic Orton cone oryctognosy oryctologist oryctology Osann's classification osarizawaite oscillating beam oscillating conveyor oscillating feeder oscillating grease table oscillation oscillator plate oscillator quartz oscillatory twinning oscillatory zoning oscillogram oscillograph oscilloscope osmite osmium osmosis osteolite ostracod otavite other rock in place other valuable deposits otisca process Otisca-T process Otto cycle Ouachita stone oued outburst outby outcrop outcrop map outcropping outcrop water outdoor stroke outer continental shelf outer core outer gage outer stone outfall outlay outlet outlier out of gage out-over output output device output shaft outrigger outside angling outside clearance outside face outside foreman outside stone outside tap outside upset outside wall outside work outslope outstation outtake oval socket oven overaging overall concentration overall drilling time overall efficiency overall fan efficiency overall reduction ratio overall ventilation efficiency over-and-under conveyor overarching weight overbreak overbreaking overburden overburden bit overburden drilling overcast overcasting overcharging overconsolidated soil deposit overcrossing overcurrent relay overcut overcutting machine overdense medium overdrilling overdrive overfired overfiring overflow stand overgate overgrinding overhand cut-and-fill overhand stope overhand stoping overhand stoping and milling system overhand stoping on waste overhand stoping with shrinkage and delayed filling overhand vertical slice overhang overhaul overhead cableway overhead conveyor overhead monorail overhead-rope monorail overhead ropeway overhead shovel overhead traveling crane overhead trolley conveyor overlap overlap auxiliary ventilation overlap fault overlay overlay tracing overload overloader overmining overpoled copper overprint override overriding royalty overrope overrope haulage overrun overrun brake overrunning clutch oversaturated rock overshot overside oversize oversize control screen oversize core oversize coupling oversize hole oversize rod overspringing overstressed area Overstrom table over-the-road hauling overthrust overthrust block overthrust fault overthrust nappe overthrust plane overthrust sheet overthrust slice overtime overtopping overtravel overtub system overturned overturning skip overventilation overvoltage overvoltage relay overwind overwinder overwinding overwind switch ovulite Owen process Owen's borehole surveying instrument Owen's jet dust counter oxacalcite oxalite oxammite oxialyphite oxidate oxidation oxidation of coal oxide oxide discoloration oxide mineral oxide of iron oxidized deposit oxidized ore oxidized zone oxidizer oxidizing flame oxidizing fusion oxidizing smelting oxonite oxyacetylene oxyacetylene cutter oxychloride cement oxygen oxygen balance oxygen-Bessemer oxygen consumption oxygen deficiency oxygen-deficient atmosphere oxygen-enriched atmosphere oxygen-flash smelting process oxygen-free copper oxygen impingement process oxygen index oxygen lance oxygen process oxygen steel oxyhornblende oxyhydrogen oxyhydrogen blowpipe oxymagnite oxyphile ozarkite ozocerite ozone ozonizer

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pachnolite Pachuca tank Pacific suite pacite pack pack builder pack cavity system pack drawer packer packfong pack hardening pack hole packing packing density packing factor packing gland packsand pack wall pad paddle paddle conveyor paddle loader paddle mixer paddle-type mixing conveyor paddle washer paddle-wheel fan paddy paddy bit paddy lamp padlock sheave page pagodite Pahrump paint paint gold painting paint mill paint rock paint-rock ore pair pair production palagonite palasome pale brick paleo- paleobotany paleoclimatology paleocurrent paleoecology paleogeography paleogeologic map paleolithologic map paleomagnetism paleontological facies paleontologist paleontology paleozoology palimpsest palingenesis palladinite palladium palladium amalgam palladium gold pallas iron pallasite palleting pallet molding pallet-type conveyor Palo-Travis analyser paludal paludification palustrine palygorskite palynology pan panabase panabasite pan amalgamation pan-amalgamation process Pan-American jig pancake panclastite pan conveyor pandermite pan-edge panel panel barrier panel slicing panel working pan feeder pan-feeder operator panhead panidiomorphic panman panning pantellerite pantograph pan-type car Panzer conveyor Panzer-Forderer snaking conveyor papa papagoite paper clay paper coal paper shale paper spar par- para- parabola parabutlerite paracelsian parachrosis paraconformity paraconglomerate paracoquimbite paradamite paraffin shale paragenesis paragenetic paragneiss Paragon paragonite paragonite schist paraguanajuatite parahilgardite parahopeite parajamesonite paralaurionite paralic paralic coal basin parallax parallel blasting circuit parallel circuit firing parallel cut parallel displacement fault parallel drum parallel duplex mine cable parallel entry parallel extinction parallel firing parallel flow parallel fold parallel growth parallel lines parallelogram parallel ripple mark parallel series parallel series circuit parallel unconformity parallel wire method paramagnetic paramagnetism paramelaconite parameter paramontroseite paramorph paramorphism paramoudra pararammelsbergite pararealgar paraschist paraschoepite parasymplesite paratacamite paratellurite paratomous parautochthonous granite paravauxite parbigite pargasite Parian marble parisite parkerite Parkerizing Parker process Parkes process parmalee wrench parral agitator Parr formula Parrish arm Parrish shaker Parr's classification of coal parsonsite part part 90 miner part-face blast partially fixed partial melting partial pressure partial pyritic smelting partial roasting partial subsidence particle particle diameter particle mean size particle size particle-size analysis particle-size distribution particle-size reduction particle sorting particle velocity particulate parting parting and connection man parting boy parting cleaner parting density parting flask parting glass parting liquid parting powder parting slate partition curve partition density partition factor partitioning method partition size partly filled stope parts of line part-swing shovel party chief party foreman party manager Pasadenian orogeny Pascal's law pascoite pass passage passby passing boss passing point passing track passivation passivator passive coefficient of earth pressure passive earth pressure passive fault passive metal passive state of plastic equilibrium passive transducer passivity pass pipe paste paste fill paste pumping pasting patch patchy pat coal patent patent ax patented claim patented rope patent survey Patera process paternoster pump pathfinder path of percolation patina patinated chert patio patio process patronite pattern pattern molder pattern shooting Patterson agitator Pattinson process Pattinson's pots Paulin altimeter paulingite Pauling's rules pavement pavilion paving breaker paving sand pavonite pawl paxite pay dirt pay formation pay gravel pay limit pay load pay material pay ore pay out pay rock pay shoot pay streak peachblossom ore pea coal peacock coal peacock ore pea gravel pea grit pea iron ore peak load peak loading peak particle velocity peak stope pea ore pearceite pearl pearl ash pearlite pearlite iron pearl mica pearl opal pearl sinter pearl spar pearlstone pearly peastone peat peat bed peat blasting peat bog peat gel peat hag peat machine peatman peat moss peat press peat spade peat-to-anthracite theory pebble pebble armor pebble dike pebble gravel pebble jack pebble mill pebble phosphate pebble powder pebblestone pecopteris Pecos ore pectolite pedalfer pedestal pedestal boulder pedestal rock pedestrian-controlled dumper pediment pedimentation pediment pass pedion pediplane pedis possessio pedocal pedogenesis pedogeochemical prospecting pedologic horizon pedology pedometer pedosphere peeler Peerless explosive peg peg adjustment pegleg pegmatite pegmatitic pegmatitic stage pegmatitization pegmatoid pegmatolite peg point peg structure Pehrson-Prentice process Peirce-Smith converter Peirce-Smith process Peissenberg ram PEL pelagic deposit or sediment pelagochthonous Pelatan-Clerici process peldon Pele's hair Pele's tears pelite pelitic pelitic gneiss pelitic hornfels pelitic schist pelletizing Pelletol pellet powder pellet texture pell-mell structure pelter Pelton wheel pelyte pena penalty Penang tin Penberthy anoloader pencil-core bit pencil-coring crown pencil ganister penciling pencil mark pencil ore pencil stone pencil structure pendant pendletonite pendulum pendulum buffer pendulum mill penecontemporaneous structure peneplanation penetrating pulley penetration feed penetration log penetration macadam penetration per blow penetration rate penetration resistance penetration resistance curve penetration speed penetration test penetration twin penetrometer pennant flag pennantite pennine Pennine system penning penning gate penninite Pennsylvanian pennyweight penroseite penstock pentagon pentahydrite pentahydroborite pentasol xanthate pentavalent Pentelic marble penthrit penthrite pentice pentlandite pentolite pentrough peon pepper-and-salt texture peptization peptize peralkaline peraluminous percentage extraction percentage ore percentage subsidence percentage support perch perched ground water perched water perched water table percolation percolation leaching percolation rate percussion bit percussion cap percussion drill percussion drilling percussion figure percussion machine percussion powder percussion sieve percussion system percussion table percussive boring percussive drill percussive drilling percussive machine perfect-discharge elevator perfect frame performance curve perhydrous maceral peri- periblain periblinite periclase periclasite periclinal pericline pericline twin peridot peridote peridotite peridot of Ceylon perimeter blasting perimeter of airway perimorph period periodic law periodic reverse periodic table peripheral fault peripheral speed peripheral-turbine pump peripheral ventilation peritectic perlite perlitic permafrost permafrost drilling permalloy permanent adjustment permanent expansion permanent hardness permanent hard water permanent magnetism permanent monument permanent pump permanent set permanent shaft support permanent way permanganate permeability permeable permeameter permineralization permissible permissible blasting device permissible blasting unit permissible dustiness permissible explosive permissible exposure limit permissible hydraulic fluid permissible lamp permissible machine permissible mine equipment permissible mine locomotive permissible motor permissible velocity permit man permitted permitted explosive permitted light permitting process Permocarboniferous Permotriassic permutite process perofskite Perosa process perovskite perpend perpendicular separation perpendicular slip perpendicular throw persilicic persistent personnel proximity survey persorption persuader perthite perthorite pervious petalite petaloid petcock peter petering out Petersen grab PETN petralite petrifaction petrification petrified moss petrified rose petrified wood petro- petrochemical petrochemistry petrofabrics petrogenesis petrogenic element petrogeny petrographer petrographic petrographic microscope petrographic province petrography petroleum coke petroleum ether petroleum-oil cannel coal petrology petrolo-shale petrophysics petrotectonics petrous petuntze petzite pH phacellite phacolith phanerite phaneritic phanerocrystalline Phanerozoic phantom crystal phantom horizon pharmacolite pharmacosiderite phase phase angle phase-balance relay phase control phase converter phase diagram phase disengagement phase disengagement rate phase displacement phase equilibria phase inversion phasemeter phase rule phase shifter phase system phase transformation phenacite phenakite phengite phenhydrous phenocryst phenocrystalline phenol phi grade scale Philadelphia rod phillipite phillipsite Phleger corer phloem phlogopite pH modifier pholerite pholidoide phonolite phosgenite phosphalite phosphate phosphate lands phosphate of lime phosphate rock phosphatic nodule phosphide phosphochalcite phosphophyllite phosphor phosphorate phosphor bronze phosphorescence phosphoric acid phosphorite phosphorize phosphorized copper phosphorochalcite phosphorogen phosphorus phosphorus copper phosphorus steel phosphosiderite phosphuranylite photicite photoelasticity photoelectric cell photofluorography photogeology photogeomorphology photogrammetry photographic borehole survey photographic interpretation photographic-paper recorder photointerpretation photolithotroph photomacrograph photomagnetic borehole surveying photometric method photomicrograph photomultiplier photon photosensitive photostat printing phototheodolite phototropism phragmites peat phreatic phreatic explosion phreatic gas phreatic line phreatic surface phreatic water phreatic zone pH regulator phthanite phthisis phyllic alteration phyllite phyllite-mylonite phyllitic cleavage phyllonite phyllonitization phylloretin phyllovitrinite phyre physical depletion physical geology physical mineralogy physical oceanography physical shock physics physiographic province phyteral phytogenous rock phytolith phytoplankton piano wire screen picacho pick pick-a-back conveyor pick-and-shovel miner Pickard core barrel pick boy pick breaker pick carrier picker pickeringite picket picking picking belt picking chute picking conveyor picking out eyes picking table pick lacing pickle pickling pick machine pick mine pick miner pick money pickrose hoist pick tongs pickup pickup test pickwork picky poke bar picotite picral picric acid picrite basalt picrochromite picrolite picromerite picture Pidgeon process pie piecemeal stoping piece weight piecework piedmont piedmont alluvial plain piedmontite piedmont plain piedmont scarp piel piemontite pier pier cap piercement piercement dome piercement fold piercer piercing pier dam pietra della raja piezocrystallization piezoelectric axis piezoelectric detector piezoelectricity piezometer piezometric surface pig pig and ore process pig and scrap process pig bed pig caster pigeonhole pigeonhole checker pigeonite pig foot Piggot corer piggyback conveyor pig handler pig lead pigment mineral pig metal pigotite pigsticker pigsty pigsty timbering pig tailer pike Pike process piking pilarite pile pile dam pile drawer pile driver pile extractor pile group pilehammer pile head pile helmet pile sinking piling pill pillar pillar-and-breast pillar-and-chamber pillar-and-room pillar-and-stall pillar boss pillar burst pillar caving pillar coal pillar drive pillar extraction pillaring back pillar line pillar man pillar methods of working pillar mining system pillar recovery pillar road pillar robber pillar robbing pillar robbing and hand filling pillar split pillar strength pillar working pillow pillow block pillow lava pillow structure pilot pilotaxitic pilot bit pilot bob pilot burner pilot drill pilot hole pilot-hole cover pilot lamp pilot method pilot plant pilot reamer pilot reaming bit pilot sampling pilot sequence pilot shaft pilot tunnel pilot valve pilot wedge Pilz furnace pimelite pimple metal pin pinacoid pinch pinchbar pinched pinching out pinch out pinder concentrator pineapple pine tar ping pinguite pinion pinion gear pinite pinnacle pinned coupling pinnel pin puller pintadoite pin thread pin timbering pintle pintle hook pin-to-box pin-to-pin pin-type slat conveyor pion pioneer bench pioneer road pioneer wave piotine pipe pipe bit pipe clamp pipe clay pipe coil pipe coupling pipe cutter piped air pipe drivehead pipe elevator pipe factor pipe fitting pipe friction pipe grab pipe jack pipeline transport pipeman pipe prover piper pipe sampler pipe sampling pipestone pipette analysis pipette method piping piracy pirssonite pisanite pisolite pisolith pisolitic tuff pistacite pistol pipe piston piston corer piston drive-sampler piston sampler piston speed piston-type sampler piston-type washbox pit pit ash pit bank pit bar pit boss pit bottom pit brow pit cage pit-car loader pit-car-loader operator pit-car repairer pitch pitch arm pitchblende pitch circle pitch diameter pitcher pitches and flats pitching bar pitching chisel pitching seam pitch length pitch line pitch off pitch ore pitchstone pitchwork pitch working pitchy pitchy copper ore pitchy iron ore pit efficiency pit eye pit-eye pillar pit foreman pit frame pit guide pit hand pithead pithead output pit hill pit lamp pit limit pitman pitman arm pitmen pit mining pitotmeter Pitot-static tube Pitot tube pit pony pit prop pit quarry pit room pit rope pit sampling pit sand pit shale pit slope pittasphalt pitticite pitting Pittsburgh bed pit water pit wood pitwork pivot pivoted-bucket carrier pivoted-bucket conveyor pivot shaft pivot tube place placer placer claim placer digging placer gold placer ground placer location placer mine placer mining placodine plaffeiite plagihedral plagioclase plagioclase rhyolite plagioclastic plagiohedral plagionite plain plain clinometer plain concrete plain detonator plain pilot plaiting plan planar planar cross-bedding planar element planar flow structure planar gliding planar structure planation plane plane course plane engineer plane fault plane figure plane group plane man plane of saturation plane of stretching plane of symmetry plane or rectangular coordinate plane-polarized light planer planerite plane schistosity plane shear plane strain plane stress plane surveying plane table planetary geared drum planetary lap planetary mill planetary set gear plane tender planet gearing planimeter planimetric analysis planimetric map planimetry planisher plank timbering plankton plankton bloom planktonic plank tubbing planning planning engineer planometric projection planosol plant plant mix plant-mixed concrete plant-mix method plant scrap plasma plasma jet plastering plaster mill plaster pit plaster shooting plaster stone plastic plastic and semiplastic explosive plastic clay plastic deformation plastic design plastic explosive plastic firebrick plastic flow plastic fracture plastic igniter cord plasticity plasticity index plasticizer plastic limit plastic modulus plastic soil plastic solid plastic state plastic strain plastic tamping rod plastic tooling plastic yield plastic zone Plast-Sponge plat plate plate amalgamation plate-and-frame filter plate apron feeder plateau plateau basalt plateau gravel plate bearing test plate cleaner plate conveyor plate coordinate plated crystal plate feeder plate former plate girder plate roll plate tectonics plate tongs platform platform gantry platform hoist platina platinic gold platiniridium platinize platinum platinum-group metal platinum sponge platting plattman plattnerite platy flow structure platynite platy structure playa playa basin playa lake play of color plenargyrite plenum pleochroic pleochroic halo pleochroism pleomorphism pleonaste plessite pliable armored cable pliable support plication ploat plombierite plot mark plotting instrument plotting scale plow plow cut plow deflector plow steel plow-type machine plucking plug plug-and-feather hole plug-and-feather method plug bit plug box plug drill plugged plugged bit plugged crib plugging plughole plughole stopping plugman plug shot plug valve plum plumb plumbago plumbago crucible plumb bob plumber's dope plumbic plumbiferous plumbing plumbline plumbocalcite plumboferrite plumbogummite plumbojarosite plumbomicrolite plumbous plumb pneumatic jig plumb post plumites plummet plumose plumose antimony plumose mica plumosite plump plum-pudding stone plunge plunger plunger bucket plunger case plunger jig washer plunger lift plunger press plunger pump plunger-type washbox plus distance plush copper ore plus mesh plus sight pluton plutonic plutonic metamorphism plutonic ore deposit plutonic rock plutonic series plutonism pluviometer ply pneumatic pneumatic blowpipe pneumatic caisson pneumatic cartridge loader pneumatic cleaning pneumatic concentrator pneumatic conveying pneumatic conveyor pneumatic drill pneumatic drill leg pneumatic filling pneumatic flotation cell pneumatic friction clutch pneumatic hammer pneumatic hoist pneumatic injection pneumatic jig pneumatic lighting pneumatic lubricator pneumatic method pneumatic mortar pneumatic pick pneumatic ram pneumatic riveter pneumatic rod puller pneumatics pneumatic shaft sinking pneumatic stowing pneumatic table pneumatic tamper pneumatic tool pneumatic transport pneumatic water barrel pneumatogenic pneumatolysis pneumatolytic pneumatolytic metamorphism pneumatolytic stage pneumo- pneumoconiosis pneumokoniosis pocket pocket-and-fender method pocket-and-stump method pocket compass pocket conveyor pocket hunter pocket of gas pocket transit pod Podsol Podzol podzolization poecilitic Poetsch process poicilitic poidometer poikilit poikilitic poikilitic texture poikiloblastic point point agate point chalcedony point defect point driver pointed box point group point kriging point of attack point of compound curvature point of curvature point of decalescence point of frog point of intersection point of recalescence point of switch point of tangency point plotting point source poise Poiseuille's law poisoning Poisson's ratio poker man polar Polar Ajax polar curve polar explosive polariscope polarity polarizability polarization polarized light polarizer polarizing prism polar moment of inertia Polaroid Polar Viking polder pole pole chain pole figure poleman pole piece pole strength polianite poling poling back poling board polirschiefer polish polished section polished surface polishing polishing cask polishing mill polled stone pollen peat poll pick pollucite pollux poly- polyargyrite polybasite polychroilite polychroism polychroite polycrase polycrystal polycrystalline polydymite polygenetic polygon polygonal polygonal method polyhalite polykras polymer polymerization polymerize polymetallic sulfide polymignite polymorphism quad quadrantal bearing quadrant cutter quadrant search quadrilateral quadrille twinning quadrivalent quadruple block quagmire quake sheet quaking bog qualitative analysis quality quality control quantitation quantitative quantitative analysis quantitative survey quantity quantity control quantity-distance table quaquaversal quaquaversal fold quarey lode quarfeloids quarl quarman quarpit quarrel quarrier quarry quarry body quarry drainage quarry drill quarry face quarry-faced masonry quarry floor quarrying quarrying machine quarry lode quarry machine quarryman quarry powder quarry-rid quarry sap quarry waste quarry water quartation quarter quartering quartering in quartering way quarter line quarterly survey quarter octagonal quarter-point veins quarter post quarter section quartz quartz andesite quartz battery quartz boil quartz claim quartz conglomerate quartz diorite quartz felsite quartz glass quartz gold quartzic quartziferous quartz index quartzite quartzitic quartz keratophyre quartz latite quartz lead quartz liquefier quartz mill quartz mine quartz monzonite quartzoid quartz ore quartzose quartzous quartz porphyry quartz reef quartz sinter quartz syenite quartz trachyte quartz wedge quartzy Quaternary quaternary alloy queane quebracho queen queer queery quench quenching quenching oils quenching tub quene quenselite Querwellen wave questal bentonite quick quickening quicklime sizes quickness quicksand quicksilver quicksilver cradle quicksilver rock quick test Quigley gun quill shaft quincite quinquevalent quitclaim quoin Q wave


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rabatage rabbit-eye rabbittite rabble rabbler rabbling rabbling tool race raceway rack rack-a-rock rack back racked timbering rack frame rack gear racking racking table rack railroad rack up radial radial arm radial axis radial dikes radial drainage pattern radial drill radial drilling radial-flow fan radial machineman radial percussive coal cutter radial pressure radial slicing radial strain radial stress radial velocity radial ventilation radian radiant energy radiated radiated pyrite radiating radiation absorbed dose radiation damage radiation detector radiation pyrometer radiation survey radiation-type gage radioactive radioactive decay radioactive disintegration radioactive dusts radioactive element radioactive mineral radioactive series radioactive tracer element radioactive waste radioactivity radioactivity log radioactivity prospecting radioaltimeter radiocarbon radiocarbon dating radiochemistry radioelement radiogenic radiograph radiography radiohalo radioisotope Radiolaria radiolarian ooze radio link radiolite radiolite survey instrument radiolitic radiometallography radiometer radiometric assay radiometric ore sorter radiometric prospecting radiophone radiophyllite radiore method radium radium G radiumite radius radius of curve radius of gyration radius of rupture radius ratio radon radon daughter radon progeny raffinate raft rafter timbering rafting rag ragged rolls ragging raggy stone ragstone rail rail gage rail haulage system rail riffles rails rail track ballast rainbow chalcedony rainbow quartz rain chamber rain gage rainwash raise raise borer raise climber raised shaft raising rait rake rake blade rake classifier rakers rake thickener rake vein raking strut Raky boring method Raleigh's law ralstonite Ralston's classification of coal ram ramdohrite rammel rammelsbergite rammer ramming ramming and patching refractories ram operator ramp ram pump ramp valley ramsdellite rance rance marble rand Rand Randolph process random random error random line random orientation random pattern random sample random set random stone Randupson process rang range range line range of stress range pole ranging rod rank Rankine scale Rankine's formula Rankine's theory rankinite rank variety ransomite rap rapakivi rapid blow drilling rapid excavation rapid plow rap-in rappage rapping rapping roller rare earths rarefaction rashings Rasorite rasp raspberry spar raspite ratchet ratchet-and-pawl mechanism ratchet drill ratchet man rate rate action (nonstandard) rated capacity rate determining step rated horsepower rated load rated output current rated output voltage rate of advance rate of grade rates of reduction rathite rathite-II rathole rathole bit rat-holing rating rating flume ratiometer rational analysis ratio of absorption ratio of concentration ratio of enrichment ratio of reduction ratio of size reduction rattle boxes rattler rattler test rattlesnake ore rauvite ravelly ground ravine raw raw coal raw coal screen raw dolomite raw feed coal raw fuel rawhide hammer raw material raw mica raw ore raydist Rayleigh wave Raymond flash dryer Raymond mill rays raywork razorback razor saw razor stone reach reactance reaction border reaction curve reaction line reaction pair reaction principle reaction rim reaction series reaction-zone width reactive reactive reagent reactive silica reactivity readily extractable metal Reading jig realgar real property ream ream back reamer reamer bit reamer shell reamer stone reaming reaming bit reaming diamond reaming pilot reaming pilot adapter reaming pilot horn reaming ring reaming shell rebar recalescence recarburize recarburizing recast receiving hopper Recent receptor recession recharge reciprocal lattice reciprocal strain ellipsoid reciprocating reciprocating drill reciprocating engine reciprocating feeder reciprocating flight conveyor reciprocating pump reciprocating screen dryer recirculating water recirculation recirculation of air recirculation of water reclaiming reclaiming conveyor reclamation recleaner cell reclosing circuit breaker recommended exposure limit recomposed granite recomposed rock reconnaissance reconnaissance map reconnaissance sampling reconnoiter reconstructed amber reconstructed granite reconstructed turquoise reconstruction reconstructive transformation record borehole record hole recording gage record table recover recoverable grade recovered sulfur recovery recovery plant recreational mining recrystallization recrystallized silicon carbide rectangular drainage pattern rectangular shaft rectification rectifier rectifying device rectorite recumbent fold recuperator recurrence horizon red antimony red arsenic red beds red cake red chalk red clay red cobalt red copper ore red copper oxide redd redd bing reddingite reddle reddleman red dog reddsman red earth red glassy copper ore red-hard red heart red hematite redingtonite Red I plate red iron froth red iron ore red iron vitriol redistilled metal red lead red lead ore redledgeite red lime mud red manganese red mercury red metal red mud red ore red orpiment red oxide of copper red oxide of zinc redox potential redrill red roast redruthite reds red schorl redsear red silver red silver ore reduce reduced iron reduced level reduced natural frequency reducing agent reducing atmosphere reducing flame reducing furnace reducing roast reduction reduction cell reduction factor reduction furnace reduction of area reduction of levels reduction ratio reduction roasting reduction smelting reduction to center reduzate red vitriol Redwood number red zinc ore red zinc oxide reed reedmergnerite reef reef cap reef drive reefing reef knoll reef limestone reef wash reel reel boy reel locomotive reenforcing bar Ree's torsion anemometer reeve reeving reference axes reference electrode reference level reference mark reference plane reference seismometer reference size reference standard reference station referencing refikite refine refined iron refinery refining refining heat refining temperature reflected-light microscope reflected-light microscopy reflected wave reflection reflection goniometer reflection mechanism reflection method reflection shooting reflection wave reflectivity refraction refraction method refraction shooting refractive index refractometer refractoriness refractory refractory bonding mortars refractory brick refractory clay refractory lining refractory material refractory ore refractory stone refractory ware refresher training refrigerant refrigeration refrigeration plant refuge chamber refuge hole refusal refuse refuse conveyor refuse discharge pipes refuse elevator refuse extraction chamber refuse extractor refuse rotor refuse worm regalian doctrine regal jade regenerated anhydrite regenerated dense medium regeneration regenerative chambers regenerative furnace regenerative heating regenerative principle regenerator checkers regime regional regional anomaly regional dip regional metamorphism regional unconformity registered premises reglette regolith regular lay regular-lay left lay regular-lay right lay regular polygon regular sampling regular ventilating circuit regulated feed regulated split regulating gate regulator regulator door regulus reheater reheater load reheating furnace Rehisshakenhobel reinerite reinforcing bar reinforcing steel reinite reiteration reject reject elevator reject gate rejuvenation relative age relative biological effectiveness relative bulk strength relative compaction relative consistency relative density relative humidity relative movement relative roughness relative time relative variogram relative weight strength relaxation relay relay haulage relay motorman release analysis released mineral release fracture release mesh reliability of method relic relict reliction relict texture relief relief feature relief holes relief limonite relief map relief valve relief well relieving cut relieving platform relieving shot relighter flame safety lamp relighting station reluctance remanence remanent magnetization remnant remolded soil remolding remolding index remolding sensitivity remolinite remote control remote control support system remote sensing renardite rending rendrock renierite reniform Renn-Walz process rensselaerite rent and royalty reopening sealed area repairman repeated twinning replaceable hydrogen replaceable insert replaceable pilot replacement replacement bit replacement deposit replacing switch replica replicate sampling repose angle representation work representative fraction representative sample rerailer rescue rescue apparatus rescue-car rescue station rescue team research resection resequent fault-line scarp reserve reserve base reserved coal reserved lands reserved mineral reserves reset action (nonstandard) reset bit resettable resetting residual residual arkose residual boulder residual clay residual element residual errors residual field residual gravity residual liquid residual magnetic field residual magnetism residual minerals residual oil residual ore deposit residual placer residuals residual stress residue residuite residuum resilience resilient couplings resiliometer resin resin-anchored bolts resin-in-pulp resin-in-pulp (RIP) process resinite resinite coal resin jack resinoid resinous resinous coal resin rodlets resin tin resistance resistance methanometer resistance of detonator resistance strain gage resistance to blasting resistivity resistivity method resistivity profile resistor resoiling resolution resolution limit resolved-time method resolving power resonance resonance screen resonant frequency drilling resorption border resource resource characterization respirable-size particulate respirator respirator protection factor respiratory cycle resplendent rest magma restoration restore circulation restrained cable plug and socket restrained plug and socket restricted earth fault protection restricted resources rests resue resuing resurgence retaining mesh retaining ring retaining screen retaining structure retardation retarding conveyor retentivity retgersite Retger's salt reticular reticulate reticulated reticulated veins reticulate texture reticule reticulite retiform retigen retinalite retinasphalt retinite retinosite retonation wave retort retorting retort pressman retract retractable wedge retracting retreat retreating longwall retreating system retrievable inner barrel retrievable wedge retrieving ring retrograde metamorphism retrogressive metamorphism return return air return aircourse return circulation returning charge returning fluid return-line corrosion tester return man returns return water retzian reussin reussinite revdanskite revegetation reverberate reverberation reverberatory furnace reversal reversal of ventilation reverse bearing reverse bend reverse book fashion reverse circulation reverse-circulation core barrel reverse classification reverse-current braking reversed reversed bratticing reversed fault reversed flush boring reversed loader reverse fault reverse feed reverse-feed gear reverse gear reverse initiation reverse laid rope reverse reaming reversible auxiliary ventilation reversible endless-rope system reversible pick reversible transducer reversing clutch reversing doors reversing machine reversing mill reversing shaft reversing thermometer revetment revolution revolving screen revolving shovel revolving washing screens rewash rewash box rewdanskite reworked Reynolds number Rf value rhabdite rhabdomancy rhabdophane rheid rheid folding rheidity Rhenania furnace Rhenish furnace rhenium Rheolaveur washer rheology rheomorphism rheostat rheostat rope rhinestone rhodesite rhodite rhodium rhodium gold rhodochrome rhodochrosite rhodolite rhodonite rhodotilite rholites rhomb rhombarsenite rhombenglimmer rhombic rhombic dodecahedron rhombic mica rhombic quartz rhombic system rhomboclase rhombohedral division rhombohedral iron ore rhombohedral system rhombohedron rhomboid rhomb spar rhombus rhoenite rhums rhyacolite rhyodacite rhyolite rhyolite glass rhyolite-porphyry rhythmic crystallization rhythmic driving rhythmic sedimentation rhythmite rib ribbed roll ribbing ribbon ribbon brake ribbon diagram rib boss rib dust rib hole rib line rib lining rib mesh rib pillar ribs rib-side rib-side gate rib-side pack rice coal Richards' pulsator classifier Richards' pulsator jig Richards' shallow-pocket hindered-settling classifier richetite richmondite rickardite ricket rid ridding riddle ride over rider ridge ridge fillet ridge terrace Ridgeway fiter riding Ridley-Scholes bath rid-up runners riebeckite Riecke's principle riemannite riffle riffle bars riffle box riffler rifle rifle bar rifle nut rifling rift rifter-trimmer rifting rift structure rift valley rift zone rig rigged rigger rigging rigging bar right-angled block right bank right-hand cutting tool right-hand feed screw right-hand lay right lang lay right-lateral fault right lay right line right long lay right-of-way right regular lay right running rigid arch rigid coupling rigid double tube rigid ducts rigid foam rigid frame rigid hammer crusher rigidity rigidity modulus rigid pavement rigid solution rigid-type double-tube core barrel rigid urethane foam rig-up rig up rig-up time rill rill stope rim rim flying rimmed steel rimrock rimrocking rim texture rim walking rincon ring ring arch ring coal ring complex ring crusher ring-cut ring dike ringed out ringer ring fault ring-fracture intrusion ring holes ring-induction method ringing ring main ring ore ring pit ring-roll crusher ring-roll grizzly ring-roll press Ringrose methane recorder Ringrose pocket methanometer ring-shaped occurrences ring stone ring stress ring-stress bursts ring tension ring-type reaming shell ring-type wedge ring wall rinkite Rinman scale rinneite rinsing rinsing water Rio Tinto process rip riparian riparian rights rip current rippability ripper ripping ripping bed ripping blasting ripping face support ripping lip ripping scaffold rip plates ripple ripple board ripple index ripple mark ripple-mark index ripple voltage riprap rip tide rise rise and fall rise face rise heading riser rising rising column rising current rising-head test rising main rising shaft rittingerite Rittinger's law Rittinger table rivelaine river bar river-bar placer river claim river drift river flat river mining river pebble river plain river quartz river right river run gravel river sand rives in rivet riveter rivet forge rivet heater rivet snap rivet test rivet tester riving seams R.K. process road roadbed road cleaner road dust roadhead road-making plant roadman road metal road-mix method road roller roadside pack roadster roadway roadway cable roadway consolidation roadway support roast roaster roaster slag roasting roasting and reaction process roasting and reduction process roasting cylinder roasting furnace roast sintering roast stall robber robbing robbing an entry robbing pillars Robiette process Robins-Messiter system Robinson and Rodger system robinsonite robot loader Robson and Crowder process Roburite roca roche rock rock asphalt rock association rock base rock bit rock body rock bolt rock bolting rockbridgeite rock bump rock burst rock butter rock car runner rock channeler rock chute rock-chute mining rock cleavage rock cone bit rock contractor rock cork rock cover rock crusher rock crystal rock cut rock cuttings rock cycle rock dredge rock drift rock drill rock-drill bit rock driller rock drivage rock dust rock-dust barrier rock duster rock dusting rock-dusting machine rock-dust man rock-dust testing kit rock-dust zone rocker rocker arm rocker arm shovel rocker bottom rocker dump car rocker shovel rocker sieve rock excavation rock fabric rock factor rock failure rockfall rock fault rock-fill dam rock filling rock flour rock flow rock formation rock-forming mineral rock foundation rock fracture rock glacier rock glass rock gypsum rock hardness rockhead rock hole rock hound rocking rocking beam rocking cradle rocking lever rock kicker rock kindred rock leather rock loader rock-loader operator rockman rockman helper rock meal rock mechanics rock melt rock milk rock miner rock navvy rock pedestal rock phosphate rock pillar rock pressure rock pressure burst rock quartz rock rake rock roll rock ruby rock salt rock sediment rock series rockshaft rock sharp rock shovel rock silk rockslide rock slip rock slope rock soap rock spar rock splitter rock stress rock temperature rock tunnel rock turquoise rock type rock waste rock weight Rockwell hardness test Rockwell machine Rockwell tester rockwood rock wool rod bit rod clearance rod coupling rod damp rodding rod dope rod drag rod drop rod elevator rod friction rodingite Rodio-Dehottay process rodlike rodman rod mill rod millman rodney rod plug rod proof rod pull rod puller rod reaming shell rod reducing bushing rod reducing coupling rods rod sag rod shaft rod shell rod slack rod slap rod snap rod spear rod stand rod stock rod string rod stuffing box roentgen equivalent man roentgenite roentgenogram roentgenograph Roesing lead pump Roesing wires Roesler process roestone Rohbach solution Roheisenzunder process Rohrbach solution roke roll roll compacting roll crusher rolled metal rolled plate rolled-steel joist roller roller bearings roller bit roller chain roller cone bit roller-cone core bit roller conveyor roller-cutter bit roller gate roller grip rollerman roller repairman roller rock bit roller screen rolley man roll feeder roll-front orebody rolling and quartering rolling cradle rolling cutter bit rolling plant rolling resistance rolling-up curtain weir roll jaw crusher rollman roll operator roll orebody roll scale roll screen roll sulfur Roman cement romanechite romanite Roman ocher Roman pearl romeite romometer rondle roentgen roentgenite roof roof bolt roof bolter roof bolting roof control roof cut roof cutting roof drill roof-framy roofing roofing hole roof jack roof layer roof movement meter roof pendant roof pressure roof rock roof shale roof station roof stone roof stringer roof testing roof-testing tool roof-to-floor convergence roof-up roof work room room-and-pillar room-and-pillar mining room-and-pillar with waste filling room boss room conveyor room entry room neck room system with caving rooseveltite root clay root deposit rooter root hook root-mean-square value rope and button conveyor rope core rope cutter rope diameter rope driver rope driving rope drum rope fastening rope guide rope haulage rope haulage systems rope lay rope plucking rope rider rope roof bolt rope socket ropeway Ropp furnace roquesite rosasite Roeschen method roscherite roscoelite rose beryl rose bit rose copper rose diagram roselite rose of cracks rose opal rose quartz rose steel rose topaz rosette rosette copper rosette texture rose vitriol rosickyite rosin rosin blende rosined joints rosing rosin jack Rosin-Rammler equation rosin tin rosin zinc rosite rosiwal analysis rosolite Ross and Welter furnace Ross feeder Rossie furnace Rossi-Forel intensity scale rosthornite rotameter rotap rotary rotary bit rotary boring rotary breaker rotary bucket drill rotary compressor rotary drier rotary drill rotary-drill cuttings rotary drilling rotary drill motor rotary-drill rig rotary dump rotary dump car rotary dumper rotary excavator rotary fault rotary feed table rotary furnace rotary-percussive drill rotary percussive drilling rotary pump rotary screen rotary shot drill rotary smelter rotary sorting table rotary table rotary vane feeder rotary vibrating tippler rotating casing screw conveyor rotational fault rotational flow rotational movement rotational shear rotational slide rotational transformation rotational wave rotation firing rotation recorder rotch rotche rothoffite Rot I plate rotobelt filter roto finish rotor rotor steel process rotten reef rottenstone rough roughbacks rough diamond rougher cell rough ground roughing roughing hole roughing mill roughing rolls roughing tool rough stone roughway round roundabouts round-face bit round-headed buttress dam round hook rounding tool round kiln roundstone round strand rope round trip row roweite rowlandite row shooting Roxite royal barren royalty royer rozenite rubasse rubber rubber-bushed couplings rubber conveyor belt rubber-lined pipes rubberstone rubber-tired haulage rubbing bed rubbing stone rubbing surface rubble rubble concrete rubbleman rubble masonry rubblerock rubblestone rubbly reef rubellite ruberite rubicelle rubidium rubinblende rubinglimmer Ruble hydraulic elevator ruby ruby alumina ruby arsenic ruby blende ruby cat's eye ruby copper ruby copper ore ruby mica ruby sand ruby silver ruby spinel ruby sulfur ruby tin ruby zinc rudaceous rudite Ruggles-Coles dryer ruin ruin agate ruin aragonite ruinform rule of approximation ruling grade ruling gradient rumanite Rumford's photometer run runaround runaway runaway switch runback runback water run dry runic texture run in run-in table run levels runner runner box runners runner stick running running block running dry running ground running kiln running lift running measures running off running rope running sand running sheave runoff runoff coefficient runoff pit run of lode run-of-mill run-of-mine runout runout fire run-to-waste Ruoss jig rupture rupture envelope rupture factor rupture line rupture strength rupture zone rush rush gold russellite Russell process Russia iron Russian crystal rust rustler rustless process rusty gold rute ruthenium rutherfordine rutilated quartz rutile R wave Rziha's theory


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Appendix:Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms/S-T

Sabalite sabkha sabugalite sacrificial anodes sacrificial protection saddle saddleback saddle back reef saddle block saddle reef saddle vein safety safety belt safety car safety catch safety chain safety check safety clamp safety department safety detaching hook safety door safety engineer safety explosive safety factor safety fuse safety gate safety glass safety hat safety hook safety inspector safety joint safety lamp safety-lamp keeper safety-lamp mine safety latch safety light safety lock safety platform safety post safety powder safety rope winch safety stop safety switch safety tools safety valve safflorite safreiro sag sag belt tension sag bolt sag correction sagenite sagenitic sagenitic quartz sagger sagging moment sag meter sag pipe sagponds sagre sag structure sag tower sahlinite sahlite Saint Stephen's stone sal salable coal salable minerals salable output salamander salamanders' hair sal ammoniac Salamon-Munro formula salamstone salar salband saleeite salesite salic saliferous salimeter salina saline saline deposit saline deposits saline residue salines saliniferous salinity salinity bridge salinometer salite salitral salmiak salmoite salmonsite salnatron salt salt-and-pepper sand salt anticline saltation salt block salt boot salt bottom saltbox salt bridge salt cake salt cote salt-crust process salt dome salt effect saltern salt flat salt furnace salt garden salt horse salting salting a mine salting evaporator salting out salt mine salt of tartar salt of tin saltpan saltpeter saltpeter cave saltpeter earth saltpit salt plug salt prairie salts saltspar salt stock salt table salt tectonics salt vein salt wall salt well saltworks salvage salvage count salvage value Salzgitter ore samarium samarium oxide samarskite samite sample sample cutters sample extruder sample grinder sampleite sample log sample preparation sampler sampler barrel sample reduction sampler head sampler liner sampler tube sample splitter sampling sampling bag sampling instrument sampling pipe sampling spoon sampling tip sampling train sampling works samsonite Samson loader Samson stripper sand sandarac sandbag sandbag stoppings sandbar sand bearings sand bed sandblasting sand bottle sandburrs sand calcite sand crusher sand crystal sand diamonds sand dike sanded in Sander's process sand fill sand filter sand flag sand floor sand flotation sandhog sand holder sanding-machine worker sand jack sand leaching sandman sand mold sand muller sand pipe sand pump sand-pump dredger sand-pump sampler sand reef sand-replacement method sandrock sand roll sands sands-and-slimes process sand seam sandstone sandstone dike sandstone grit sandstone opal sandstone pipe sand trap sand wall sand washer sandy sandy alumina sanguinaria sanidine sanmartinite santafeite Santorin earth sap saphir d'eau saponification saponifier saponin saponite sappare sapphire sapphire cat's eye taaffeite tab tabasheer tabby Tabbyite table table cut table diamond table flotation tableland table spar tabling tabular tabular crystal tabular deposit tabular spar tabular structure Taby cut tacharanite tacheometer tachometer tachyhydrite tachymeter tachymetry tack tackey tackle Tacoma process taconite taconite ore taconyte tactite taeniolite taenite tag tagged atom Tagg's method tagilite tagline tail tail anchor tail beam tailblock tailboard tail chain tail crab tailend tailend loading station tailgate tail house tailing tailing pit tailing pond tailings tailings dam tailings machine tailings settling tank tailings wheel tail joist taillight tail of water tail pipe tail pulley tailrace tail rope tail-rope boy tail-rope coupler tail-rope engineer tail rope fireman tail-rope haulage tail-rope man tail-rope rider tail-rope system tails tail section tail shaft tail sheave tail swing tail-track system tail water tainiolite take takeout take the air takeup takeup pulley taking takyr Talbot continuous process Talbot process talc talcite talcoid talcose talc schist talcum talking tallow drop tallow peat tallow top tally tally boy tallyman tally shouter talus talus creep talus fan tam-o-shanter tamp tamper tamping tamping bag tamping bar tamping plug tamping pole tamping rod tamping roller tamping stick tandem tandem drive tandem-drive conveyor tandem hoisting tandem hydroseparator Tandem support system tandem unit panel tanette tangawaite tangeite tangent tangent distance tangential stress tangent point tangent screw tangiwai tangiwaite tangle sheet tank tankage tank furnace tank station tantalite tantalum tantalum borides tantalum nitrides tanteuxenite tantite Tanzanite tap tap bar tape tape corrections taper taper bit tapered core bit tapered end tapered-flange beam tapered reamer tapered step-core bit tapered step-face bit tapered tap taper-lock sprocket taper of thread taper pin taper rope taper-type dropper tape-triangulation method taphole tapiolite tappet tapping tapping assembly tapping bar tapping clay tapping old workings tar taramellite taramite tarapacaite tarasovite tarbuttite tare target target rod tarmacadam tarnish Tarnowitz process tarring task task training Tasmanian alexandrite tasmanite tasmanite shale tatarskite tator butt tautline cableway tautomeric tavistockite tavorite tawmawite taxoite taylorite Taylor producer Taylor-White process T-bolt tchesa stick T-chisel teallite teardrop set tear fault teary ground teasing rods teaze hole tectogene tectogenesis tectonic tectonic breccia tectonic conglomerate tectonic gap tectonic map tectonics tectonism tectonite tectonometer tectonophysicist tectonosphere tedge tee tee-beam tee-bolt teem teemer teeming teeming trough teepleite teeter teineite tekoretin tektite tektonite telain telegraph telemagmatic telemeter rod teleoperation telephoto lens telescopic derrick telescopic drill rig telescopic loading trough telescopic section telescoping conveyor telethermal telinite teller telltale telluric bismuth telluric current telluric-current prospecting telluric ocher telluric silver telluride tellurides telluriferous tellurite tellurium tellurium glance tellurium mineral tellurnickel tellurobismuthite tellurometer telpher telpherage Telsmith breaker Telsmith gyrasphere temblor temiskamite temperature temperature coefficient temperature colors temperature dew point temperature gradient temperature logging temperature profile recorder temperature-regulating equipment temperature standards temperature steel temperature stress temperature survey tempered tempered steel temperer temper hardening tempering bar tempering furnace tempering machine tempering oven template temporary adjustment temporary hardness temporary hardness of water temporary roof support temporary shaft support temporary splice tenacity tender tennantite tenon tenor tenorite tensile force tensile strength tensile stress tensile test tension tension carriage tension-control cylinder tension correction tension drilling tension end tension fault tension flange tension fracture tension jack tension joint tension linkage tension zone tepee butte tepetate tephra tephrite tephritoid tepla-masse terlinguaite terminal curvature terminal velocity termination terms of reference ternary ternary steel terne terneplate Terni furnace terosin terpene terpineol terra alba terrace terrace placer terra cotta clay terra-cotta model maker terrain terrain coefficient terrain correction terrain slope terrane terra ponderosa terra rossa terras terra sienna terra silicea terrazzo terrestrial terrestrial deposit terrestrial magnetism terre verte terrigenous terrigenous deposit terrigenous sediments territe territorial sea terroite Tertiary tertiary crushing tertiary grinding tertiary shaft tervalent tessellated tesseral test test bore test boring test core test detonator tester test hole testing bedrock testing flame testing machine test lead test paper test piece test pit test ring test stone tetartohedral tetraboron carbide tetrad tetradymite tetraethyllead tetragonal tetragonal trisoctahedron tetrahedral tetrahedrite tetrahedron tetrahexahedron tetravalence tetravalent tewel texture thalenite thallium thalweg thanite thaumasite thaw house thawing thawing kettle thaw pipe thaw shed operator THDM thelotite thematic mapper thenardite theodolite theoretical depression theoretical fan depression theoretical tonnage theoretical yield theory of lateral secretion theory of machines theralite therm thermal thermal-acceptance ratio thermal analysis thermal boring thermal capacity thermal conductivity thermal cutout thermal diffusivity of strata thermal drying thermal efficiency thermal electromotive force thermal emissivity thermal expansion thermal gradient thermal metamorphism thermal precipitator thermal probe thermal prospecting thermal reactor thermal-release water spray thermal resistance thermal resistivity thermal separation thermal shock thermal shock resistance thermal spalling thermal spring thermal value (volatile matter) thermal water thermic boring thermic drilling thermistor thermite thermit process thermoanemometer thermocline thermocouple thermodynamics thermoelectric conversion thermoelectricity thermoelectric metals thermograph thermoluminescence thermometamorphism thermometer thermometer anemometer thermometer float thermometer scales thermometric fan test thermonatrite thermo-osmosis thermopile thermoplastic thermoscopic bar thermostat Thetis hairstone thick-bedded thickener thickening thickness thickness contour thickness line thick seam thick-wall sampler Thiess process thill thimble thimble joint thin-bedded thinolite thinolitic tufa thin out thin seam thin-seam miner thin section thin stock thin-wall bit thin-wall drive sampler thin-wall sampler thin-wall tube sampler Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Thiobacillus thiooxidans thio-carbanilid thiocarbonates thiofuran thiokerite thiophene thiophile elements thiophosphates third-class lever Third Theory of Comminution thirl thirling this vein thixotropic fluid thixotropy tholeiite thomaite Thomas converter Thomas-Gilchrist process Thomas slag Thomas steel Thompson arc cutter thompsonite Thompson pilot shoulder reamer Thompson wedge thomsenolite thoreaulite thoria thorian gummite thorianite thorian uraninite thorium borides thorium carbides thorium disintegration series thorium mineral thorium nitride thorium sulfides thorogummite thoron thorosteenstrupine thorotungstite thorough joints thortveitite Thoulet's law Thoulet solution thread thread cutter thread-lace scoria three-circle goniometer three-dimension dip threefold three-high mill three-hinged arch three-jaw chuck threeling three-part line three-phase circuit three-phase current three-phase inclusion three-piece set three-point problem three-product washing three-shift cyclic mining three-term process controller three-throw ram pump three-wire system threshold Threshold Limit Value throat throat of crusher throttle throttle valve through through cut througher throughput through ventilation throw thrower belt throwing clay thrown throw of crusher throwoff switch throwout bearing thrust thrust arm thrust bearing thrust block thrust borer thrust fault thrust nappe thrust plane thrust plate thrust race thrust sheet thrust washer thrust yoke thulite Thum-Balbach process thumb-marked fracture Thum furnace thunderbolt thunder egg thuringite thurl thurling thwarting thyratron Thyssen gravimeter Tibet stone ticket tick hole tidal flat tidal marsh tide flat tidelands tie tieback tie bar tied retaining wall tie line tiemannite tie plate tie point tie pumping tie rod tierra tierra blanca tiff tiffanyite tiger tigereye tiger's-eye tight tight-bedded tight-burning clay tight formation tight hole tight lagging tight rock tightset tight sheathing tight shot tilasite tile copper tile machine tile ore tiler tile shoe tile works tilgate stone till tiller rope tilleyite tillite tilt tilt hammer tilting dozer tilting furnace tilting gate tilting idlers tilting level tilting mixer timber timber boss timber drawer timber drawing timbered stope timberer timber foreman timbering timbering machine timbering set timber jack timberman timberman helper timber mat timber packer timber pickling timber preservation timber puller timber rights timber robber timber set timber trolley timber truck time-and-motion study time at shot point time break time correlation time-delay relay time-depth chart time-depth curve time-distance curve time-distance graph time gradient time lag time leads time mark timer lines time-rock unit time scale time signal time-stratigraphic unit time study time tie time-transgressive time value timing timing line tin tin bound tincal tincalconite tin-can safety lamp tinder ore tin dish tin dredging tine tin floor tinge tin ground tin hat tinkal tinker tin minerals tinned sheet iron tinner tinning metal tin ore tin plate tin pyrites tin salt tin spar tinstone tin stone tin-white cobalt tinworks tip tipple T-iron titan titanaugite titanhornblende titania titanian augite titanic anhydrite titanic dioxide titanic iron ore titanic oxide titanic schorl titaniferous magnetite titanite titanium titanium carbide titanium dioxide titanium dioxide pigments titanium nitride titanium oxide titanium silicide titanium sponge titanmagnetite titanmelanite titanomagnetite titan process tithe ore title TLV toadrock toad's-eye toad's-eye tin toadstone tobacco rock tobermorite toddite todorokite toe toeboard toe cut toehole toeing-in toe of a shot toernebohmite toe-to-toe drilling to gauge toggle action toggle joint toggle mechanism toise tolerance tolerance limits toll toll enrichment toll refining tom Tomassi process tommy bar tomography ton-cap screen tone tong die tongs tongue tongue joint tongue plate tongue test tonite ton-kilometer Ton MPH tonnage factor tonnage man ton of refrigeration Tonpilz machine tonstein tool box tool box miner tooldresser tool extractor tool grinder tool heat treater toolie toolmaker tool nipper toolpusher toolstone tooth tooth base tooth brake toothed roller bit toothed-shoe cutter tooth turquoise too wet top top and apex topaz topazfels topazite topazolite topazoseme topaz-quartz topaz rock top bed top benching top brick top cager top canch top crystals top cut topcutter top frame top gate top heading top holes top hooker tophus top kick top lander top lease topman topographic contour topographic correction topographic map topographic profile topographic quadrangle topographic unconformity topography topotaxy topping toppings top ripping top rod top shot topside top slice top slicing top slicing and caving top slicing and cover caving top slicing combined with ore caving top testing top wall top water tor Torbane Hill mineral torbanite torbernite torch torendrikite torf dolomite torf-dopplerit tormentor Tornado toernebohmite torpedo torque torque bar torque converter torquemeter torque rod torque thickener torr torrents torreyite torsional center torsional shear test torsion anemometer torsion balance torsion break torsion fracture torsion seismometer tortoise tortuous flow tossing total acidity total ash total bit load total cap lag total carbon total cooling effect total cooling load total critical load total displacement total dynamic head total energy total hardness total hardness of water total head total heat total lift total magnetic intensity total moisture total of correctly placed material total of misplaced material total porosity total pressure total reflection total reflectometer total resistance total stress total tonnage total value total ventilating power total ventilating pressure Totco test touchstone tough tough cake toughness toughness index toughness of refractories tough pitch tough pitch copper tough tom tough way tour tourmaline tourmalinization Toussaint-Heintzmann arch tow conveyor towed grader tower tower crane tower engineer tower excavator tower loader Towers magnetic stirrer township township line toxic dusts toxicity symptoms toxic mine drainage tozing trace trace-by-trace plotting trace element tracer tracer gas tracer-gas technique tracer test trace slip trace-slip fault trachyandesite trachybasalt trachyte trachytic trachytoid tracing float track track bolt track braking track cable track cable scraper track channeler