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dachiardite dacite dacker dactylitic dactylotype dactylotype intergrowth dad dadding Daelen mill Daeves's reagent dahllite Dahlstrom's Formula dakeite dalles Dalton's law dalyite dam dam gradation damkjernite damp damping damping constant damping down damping factor damping ratio dam plate damp sheet dampy damsite testing dam stone dan danaite danalite danburite Danian Daniell cell Danish flint pebbles danks' puddler dannemorite d'Ansite dant daourite dap daphnite darapskite Darby process darg dark ground dark mica dark mineral dark red silver ore dark ruby silver dark sulfur darlingite dashing dashkesanite dashpot dasymeter dating datolite datum datum level datum plane datum water level dauberite daugh daughter element Dauphine diamond Dauphine law Dauphine twinning D'Autriche Method Dautriche test davidite davidsonite Davis bit Davis calyx drill Davis cutter bit Davis furnace Davis magnetic tester davisonite Davis wheel davreuxite Davy lamp davyne dawsonite day day box day coal daylight dc (direct chill) casting deactivation dead dead air dead band dead bed dead-burned dead-burned dolomite dead-burned magnesia dead burnt dead chert dead end dead ground deadhead deadheading dead hole deadline deadline anchor dead load dead lode deadman dead pressing dead quartz dead rent dead roast dead roasting dead rock dead soft dead steel dead time dead true dead vein dead veins deadweight dead work dead zone dealer debacle Deblanchol rotary furnace debris debris bag debris cone debris deposits decalescence decalescence point decantation decanter decarbonation decarburization decay decay distance dechenite decibar decibel decision function deck deck charge decke decking decking level deck load deck loading deck screens declaratory statement declared efficiency declination declination maps declining conveyor decollement decomposing furnace decomposition decompression decompression illness decompression sickness decorative stone decoupling decrepitate decrepitation decussate texture dedolomitization dedusting deenergize deep deep cell count deep coal deep drawing deep hole deep-hole blasting deep lead deep level deep mining deep placer deep scattering layer deep seated deep-seated deposit deep-sea terrace deepside deep sinker deep well deep-well pump deep-well turbine deep winding Deerparkian deficient coal deflagrate deflagrating mixture deflagration deflation deflecting plug deflecting wedge deflection deflection angle deflection bit deflection dial deflection plug deflection point deflection wedge deflectometer deflector deflector sheet deflector-wedge ring deflocculant deflocculate deflocculating deflocculating agent deflocculation deformation deformation bands deformed crossbedding deformed crystal defrother degasification degasifier degassing degassing equipment degaussing degradation degradation screens degraded illite degreasing degreasing machine degree of compaction degree of consolidation degree of liberation degree of locking degree of packing degree of saturation degree of size reduction degree of sorting degrees Kelvin degrees Rankine Dehottay process dehrnite dehumidification dehydrate dehydrated dehydrated stone dehydrator de-ionization Deister table delaflossite delatorreite delatynite delawarite delay delay action delay blasting delay detonator delayed filling delayed pillar extraction delayed quench delay electric blasting cap delay element delay firing delay interval delay period delay rental delay series delay tag delay time delessite delfman delhayelite deliquescent delivery column delivery date delivery drift delivery gate delivery table dellenite dells delorenzite delphs Delprat method delrioite delta iron deltaite deluge water system Demag cappel Demag drag-belt shuttle conveyor demagnetize demand respirator demantoid demersal demidovite demineralization demonstrated resources dempy demulsification demurrage dendriform dendrite dendritic dendritic and arborescent dendritic drainage dendritic markings dendrolite Denison core barrel Denison sampler denningite dennisonite dense dense graded aggregate dense liquid dense-media separation dense medium dense-medium jigging dense-medium process dense-medium recovery dense-medium washer dense noncrystalline tonstein densimeter densiscope densitometer density density contrast density current density logger density of dust cloud density of gases density of seams density ratio dental excavation dental work denudation Denver cell Denver jig Denver mud deoxidation deoxidize deoxidized copper deoxidizer deoxidizing dependent shot dephosphorization dephosphorizing depleted fuel depletion depletion allowance depocenter deposit deposition deposit type depressant depressed water level depression depression contour depressor depth depth contour depth indicator depth marker depth of cut depth of focus depth of soil exploration depth of stratum depth per bit depth point deputy deputy surveyor derail derailing drag derail unit derbylite Derbyshire spar Derby spar derbystone derivative rock derivative structure derived fossil derived fuel dermatitis derrick derrick crane derricking jib crane derrick rope desalting descensional ventilation descension theory descloizite descriptive gemology descriptive mineralogy deseaming desert crust desert glass desert lands desert pavement desert rat desert rose desert varnish desiccant desiccate desiccation desiccation crack desiccator design designated size designed borehole deflection design horsepower desilication desiliconizing desilverization desliming desliming screen deslurrying desmine desmite desmosite desorption destinezite destressed area destressing destructive distillation destructive testing desulfurization of steel desulfurize detachable bit detached head pulley detaching hook detachment detail drawing detailed soil survey detaline system detector determinative gemology determinative mineralogy detinning detonate detonating cord detonating fuse detonating gas detonating powder detonating primer detonating rate detonating relays detonating tube detonation detonation pressure detonation traps detonation velocity detonator detonator case detrital detrital deposits detrital fan detrital mineral detrital rock detritus deuteric deuteromorphic De-Vecchis process develop developed ore developed reserve development development drift development drilling development drivages development engineer development miner development plan development rock development sampling development work Devereaux agitator deviate deviating deviation devilline devillite devil's dice devil's dough devitrification devitrify devolatilization Devonian De Vooy's process dewater dewatering dewatering classifier dewatering elevator dewatering screen deweylite dewindtite dewpoint dewpoint hygrometer dextral fault dextrin d'Huart reagent diabandite diabase diabasic diablastic diachronism diachronous diad diadochite diagenesis diagenetic deposits diagnostic mineral diagonal fault diagonal joints diagonal-slip fault dial dialing diallage dialogite dialysis diamagnetic diamagnetism diamantiferous diametric rectifier circuit diamond diamond ballas diamond bit diamond boring diamond chip diamond chisel diamond cleavage diamond cleaving diamond concentration diamond content diamond core drill diamond coring diamond count diamond crown diamond cubic diamond cutter diamond cutting diamond drill diamond-driller helper diamond drilling diamond-drill sample diamond dust diamond exposure diamond grade diamondiferous diamond impregnated diamond life diamond matrix diamond needle diamond pipe diamond powder diamond pressure diamond-pyramid hardness test diamond saw diamond-saw splitter diamond scale diamond scrap diamond screen diamond-set bit diamond-set inserts diamond-set ring diamond spar diamonds per carat diamond tin diamond-tooth saw diamond washer diamond wheel dianite diaphaneity diaphanous diaphorite diaphragm diaphragm jig diaphragm pump diaphragm-type washbox diaphthoresis diaphthorite diapir diapir fold diaschistic diaspore diaspore clay diasporogelite diastem diasterism diastrophism diathermanous diatom diatomaceous diatomaceous earth diatomite diatom ooze diatomous diatom saprokol diatreme dibutyl carbinol dice mineral dicey clay dichroic colors dichroism dichroite dichromate dichroscope dickensonite dickinsonite dickite diclinic didymium didymolite die die-casting alloys die collar dielectric dielectric constant dielectric heating dielectric separation dielectric strength dienerite die nipple diesel hammer dieseling diesel particulate matter diesel rig diesel truck die steels Dietert tester dietzite difference in gage of drill bits difference of potential differential compaction differential curvature differential erosion differential fault differential grinding differential pressure flowmeter differential pumping engine differential settlement differential thermal analysis differential weathering differentiate differentiated differentiation diffraction diffraction grating diffraction pattern diffuser diffuser chamber diffusion of gases diffusivity dig dig-down pit digenite digger digger edges digger tools digging digging bit digging cycle digging height digging line digging resistance diggings digital map dihedral dihydrite dike dikelet dike ridge dike rock dike set dike swarm dilatancy dilatational wave dilation dilational transformation dilation vein diligence dillenburgite dilly rider diluent dilute medium dilution dimensional rated capacity dimension stone dimetric system dimorphism dimorphite dingot Ding's magnetic separator dinite dinkey dint dioctahedral diopside dioptase diorite dioxide ore dip dip calculation dip compass dip-corrected map dip cut dip entry dip equator dip face dip fault diphead diphead level dip joint dip meter dipmeter dip needle dipole dipole moment dippa dipper dipper dredge dipper dredger dipper factor dipper stick dipping needle dipping weight dip reading dip separation dip shift dip shooting dip slip dip-slip fault dip slope dip split dip switch dip test dip throw dip valley dip workings dipyramid dipyre dipyrite direct-acting controller direct-acting haulage direct-arc furnace direct attack direct firing direct flushing direct haulage direct initiation direction directional drilling directional solidification directional work direction-finding methods direction indicator direction of dip direction of strata direction of tilt directivity index direct labor direct lattice direct oxidation direct plot direct raw-water cooling system direct-reading capillary chart direct-rope haulage direct shipping ore Dirigem dirt band dirt bed dirt bing dirt parting dirt scraper dirt slip dirty coal disability glare discard discharge discharge chute discharge head discharge station discomfort glare disconformity discontinuity discontinuity lattice discontinuous deformation discontinuous reaction series discordance discordant discordant bedding discovery discovery claim discovery vein discretization disequilibrium assemblage dish disharmonic fold disharmonic folding disintegrate disintegration disintegrator disk disk-and-cup feeder disk coal cutter disk fan disk feeder disk filter disk grizzly disk mill dislocation disorder dispatcher dispatching system dispersant dispersed element dispersed pattern disperse medium disperse system dispersibility of dust dispersing agent dispersion dispersion halo dispersion pattern dispersoid disphenoid displaced seam displacement displacement pump displacement-type float displacive transformation disposable respirator disrupted seam disruptive disseminated disseminated crystals disseminated deposit dissociation constant dissolution dissue distance blocks distance lag distaxy disthene disthenite distillation distillation furnace distinctive mineral distorted crystal distortion distortional wave distributing magazine distribution curve distribution factor distributive fault distributive province distributor box district disturbance disturbed area disused workings ditch ditch drain ditcher ditching ditching dynamite ditch water ditch wiring dithiocarbamate dithionate process dithiophosphates dithizone diurnal fluctuations diurnal inequality diurnal variation diver diversion valve diversity factor divided cell divider diviner diving bell divining divining rod divisional plane division method dixanthogen dixenite djalmaite djurleite D.L.T. reagents dneprovskite dobie man Dobson prop Dobson support system docket doctor Dodd buddle dodecahedral cleavage dodecahedron dodecant Dodge crusher Dodge pulverizer dog dog-and-chain dogger doghole doghole mine dogholes dog hook doghouse dog iron dogleg dogleg severity dogs dog spike dog-tooth spar dogtooth spar doit dole dolerite doleritic dolerophanite dolina doline dollie dolly dolly tub dolly wheels doloma dolomite dolomite limestone dolomite marble dolomite rock dolomitic dolomitic limestone dolomitization dolomization doloresite dolostone dolphin domain dome domestic coal domestic sampling dome structure dome theory domeykite dominant vitrain donarite donbassite donkey engineer donkey hoist donkey pump donkey runner donor doodlebug dook door door boy doorheads door tender door trapper door-type sampler dope Doppler dopplerite dopplerite sapropel dore dore bullion dore metal dore silver dornick Dorr mill Dorr rake classifier Dosco miner dose dot chart double double double-acting pump double-acting ram double-action press double-action pump double bank double block double-burned double-burned dolomite double core barrel double crib double-cut sprocket double-deck gangway double-double unit conveyor double drum double-drum hoist double-duo mill double-ended double-ended pick double-engine plane double entry double-entry room-and-pillar mining double-entry zone test doubleheader double headings double helical bag conveyor double-inlet fan double jack double jigback double-leg bucket elevator double leg en masse conveyor double load double packing double parting double-pitch roller chain double-pulley-drive conveyor double-refracting spar double refraction double-roll breaker double-roll crusher double-roll press double-room system double-round nose double setting double-shift places double-spaced neutron log double spiral cut double stall doublet double-track portable switch double-trolley system double-tube core barrel double-unit conveyor double wedge cut double wicket double working doubly plunging fold doubly refractive dough doughnut Douglas furnace Douglas process douk dousing dousing rod doverite Dow cell dowk downbuckle downcast downcast shaft downcomer downdip downdraft downdrift downhole downline downslope downspouts downstream face down-the-hole drill down-the-hole extensometer downthrow downthrow fault downthrow side Downtonian downward continuation downward course downward enrichment downward percolation Dow process dowsing dowsing rod Dowson gas Dowson producer Dowty hydraulic tub retarder Dowty prop Dowty roofmaster dozer dozer shovel dozzle D.P. reagents dradge draft draft engine draft gage draft hole draftsman drag drag angle drag bit drag bolt drag brake drag breccia drag bucket drag cable drag-chain conveyor drag classifier drag conveyor drag cut drag dip drag dredging drag engineer drag fold drag head dragline dragline boom dragline dredge dragline engineer dragline excavator dragline scraper drag loader dragman dragon dragonite dragon's skin drag operator drag ore drag-out loss drag rake drags drag scraper dragshovel dragstaff drag-stone mill drag tank drain drainage drainage basin drainage head drainage level drainage trench drainage tunnel drained shear test drain hole drainman drain tunnel dranyam draper washer draping draft dravite draw drawability draw a charge draw bead drawcut drawer draw firing drawgear draw hole drawing drawing an entry drawing down drawing lift drawing small drawing timber draw kiln drawman drawn drawn clay drawn tube drawpoint draw slate draw works dredge dredge claims dredgemaster dredge pump dredger dredger excavator dredge sump dredging dredging conveyor dredging sump dredging tube dredging well dreelite dress dressing dressing a mine dribble dribbling dried alum drier drier man dries drif drift drift and pillar drift angle drift angle buildup driftbolt drift coal drift coalfields drift copper drift current drift curve drift driller drifted drift epoch drifter drifter bar drifter drill drift frame drift indicator driftman driftmeter drift mine drift mining drift peat drift salt drift set drift slicing drift stope drift stoping drift theory drikold drill drillability drill ahead drill bar drill base drill bit drill boom drill bort drill by drill cable drill capacity drill carriage drill collar drill column drill core drill cradle drill cuttings drill diamond driller driller's log drill extractor drill feed drill fittings drill frame drill gage drill hole drill-hole counting drill-hole pattern drill-hole record drill-hole returns drill-hole survey drilling drilling bit drilling cable drilling column drilling conditioning period drilling jig drilling life drilling machine drilling mud drilling pattern drilling platform drilling pressure drilling rate drilling rig drillings drilling thrust drilling time drilling up drilling weight drill log drillman drill mounting drill output drill pattern drill pressure drill rate drill rig drill-rod bit drill runner drill sampling drill sharpening machines drill sludge drill speed drill-split longwalling drill-split narrow-vein mining drill-split tool drill steel drill-steel set drill stem drill-stem test drill string drill thrust drip feeder dripping fault dripstone drivage drive drive collar drivehead drivepipe drivepipe ring drive sample drive sampler drive sampling drive shaft drive unit drive wedge driving driving cap driving head driving on line drop drop ball drop-bottom cage drop-bottom car drop box drop cut drop doors drophammer drop log drop on dropped core dropper dropping pillars and top coal dropping stones drop pit drops drop shaft drop-shaft method drop sheet drop staple dropstone drop sulfur drop warwicks drop ways drop weights dross dross bing drowned drowned level drowned waste Drucker-Prager criterion druid stone drum drum counterweight rope drum curb drum feeder drum filter drum horn drumman drumming drummy drum pulley drum rings drum runner drum separator drum shaft druse drusy dry dry air dry ash-free basis dry assay dry block dry blower dry blowing dry bone dry-bone ore dry bulb temperature drycleaned coal dry cleaning drycleaning table dry copper dry cyaniding dry delta dry density dry density/moisture ratio dry diggings dry distillation dry drilling dry ductor dryer dry fatigue dry galvanizing dry grinding dry hole dryhouse dry ice dry ice test dry joint dry kata cooling power dry lake dry milling dry mineral matter free basis dry mining dry ore dry placer dry process dry puddling dry rotary drilling dry running dry sample dry sampler dry sand dry screening dry separation dry sweating dry unit weight dry wall stone dry wash dry washer dry well dual-drive conveyor dual haulage dualin dubiocrystalline duchess duck duckbill duckbill loader duckbill operator duckbill pick duckfoot duckfoot bend duck machine duck's-nest tuyere ducktownite ducon duct duct fan ductile ductile cast iron ductile crack propagation ductility ducting dudgeonite due duff duffer Duff furnace dufrenite dufrenoysite duftite duin dukeway dull dull attritus dull-banded coal dull coal dulong dumb barge dumb'd dumb drift dumb furnace dumb screen dummy dummy elevator dummy gate dummy locator dummy maker dumontite dumortierite dumortierite quartz Dumoulin process dump dump bailer dumpcart dumped fill dump equipment dumper dump hook dump house dumping bucket dumping wagon dump leaching dumpling dump motorman dump room dump skip dump wagon dundasite dunite Dunkard series duns dunstone Duobel duoflex checker system duplex breaker duplex channeler duplex compressor duplexing (duplex process) duplex pick duplex pump duplex pump duplex steel duplex Talbot process duplex wire duplicate sampling Dupont process durability durain durangite duricrust durionizing durite duroclarain duroclarite durovitrain Durville process dussertite dust dust barrier dust catcher dust chamber dust cloud dust cloud flammability dust collection dust collector dust consolidation dust counter dust explosion dust extraction dust extractor dust firing dust-free conditions dust gold dust hopper dusting loss dust-laying oil dustless zone dustman dustpan dredge dust plan dustplate dust precipitator dustproofing dust sampling dust-sampling impinger dust suppression dust-suppression jib dust-suppression person dust-suppression system dust trap dust wetting agent Dutch drop Dutch State Mines Process dutch twill duttonite duty of giants duty of the miner's inch duxite dwarf Brinell tester Dwight-Lloyd machine Dwight-Lloyd process Dwight-Lloyd roaster dycrasite dyed stones dye line print dyke dynamic braking dynamic damping dynamic geology dynamic head dynamic load dynamic metamorphism dynamic method dynamic penetration test dynamic positioning dynamic viscosity dynamite dynamo exploder dynamogranite dynamometamorphism dynamometer Dynamon dynamothermal metamorphism Dynobel No. 2 dyscrasite dyscrystalline dysluite dysprosia dysprosium oxide dystome spar dystomic dzhalindite dzhezkazganite


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E eaglestone ear earlandite earth amber earth auger earth balsam earth borer earth current earth dam earth drill earthed earthed system earth fault earth fault lockout system earth fault meter earth fault protection earth fault tester earth flax earthflow earth foam earthing a conductor earthing system earth leakage protection earth pillar earthquake Earth's crust Earth shell earth slide earth slope earth slump earth stone earth wave earth wax earthy earthy breccia earthy fracture earthy lead ore earthy manganese easement easer easer holes Eastman survey instrument easy way eat out ebb channel ebb current ebuliscope eccentric bit eccentric pattern ecdemite echelon cell echelon pattern echogram echo sounder eckermannite eclogite ecology economic coal reserves economic depletion economic geology economizer ecosystem eddy eddy-current brake eddy-current testing edelfall edelforsite edelite edenite edge dislocation edge seam mining edgewise conglomerate edgewise structure edinite edisonite eduction pipe Edwards roaster effective belt tension effective breaking force effective diameter effective grounding effective permeability effective piece weight effective pillar area effective porosity effective screen aperture effective screening area effective span effective teeth effective temperature effective unit weight efficiency engineer efficiency of a rectifier efficiency of screening efficiency of separation efficiency of sizing efficient airway size efficient structure efflorescence efflorescent effluent effusion effusive efydd egg coal eggette eggstone eglestonite eguei Egyptian alabaster Egyptian emerald Egyptian jasper Egyptian pebble Egyptian peridot Ehrhardt powder Eichhorn-Liebig furnace eightling Eimco drill jumbo eisener hut eisenwolframite eisinwolframite eitelite ekanite ela elaeolite elastic elastic aftereffect elastic axis elastic bitumen elastic boundary elastic center elastic deformation elastic design elastic discontinuity elasticity elasticity of bulk elastic limit elastic mineral pitch elastic modulus elastic rebound elastic surface waves elastic zone elaterite elbaite el conveyor El Doradoite electric air drill electrical conductivity electrical double layer electrical engineer electrical method electrical plan electrical precipitation electrical prospecting electrical protection electrical puncturing electrical resistance inclinometer electrical resistance strain gage electrical rock fracture electrical slate electrical twinning electrical well logging electric blasting electric blasting cap electric braking electric cable electric calamine electric cap lamp electric coal cutter electric coal drill electric detonator electric ear electric-eye method electric furnace electric fuse electric gathering mine locomotive electric haulage mine locomotive electric hoist electric-hoist man electric ingot process electric lamp electric log electric logging electric master fuse electric mine locomotive electric mule electric permissible mine locomotive electric powder fuses electric precipitation electric prospecting instruments electric resistance electric resistance strain gage electric rotary drill electric shock electric shovel electric-shovel craneman electric slope engineer electric sponge electric squib electric steel electric traction electric wheel electric winder electroacoustic transducer electrocast process electrochemical electrochemical corrosion electrochemical equivalent electrochemical series electrode electrode burnoff rate electrode configuration electrode consumption rate electrode melting rate electrodeposition electrode potential electrode spacing electrodialysis electroendosmosis electroextraction electrofiltration electrofiltration potential electrogalvanizing electrokinetic potential electrolysis electrolyte electrolytic copper electrolytic deposition electrolytic dissociation electrolytic dissolusion electrolytic iron electrolytic lead electrolytic polishing electrolytic process electrolytic reduction electrolytic refining electrolytics electrolytic zinc electrolyze electromagnetic brake electromagnetic damping electromagnetic detector electromagnetic geophone electromagnetic methods electromagnetic prospecting electromagnetic separation electromagnetic spectrum electromagnetic surveying electromagnetism electrometallurgy electromotive force series electron electron beam melting electron capture electronegative electronic CO detector electronic filter electronic high-level indicator electronic liquid density instrument electronic microscope electronics electronic sentry electronic sorting electronic tramp iron detector electronic weighing electro-osmosis electrophoresis electroplate electroplating electropneumatic lighting electropositive electrorefining electroscope electrostatic capacity electrostatic cleaning process electrostatic precipitator electrostatics electrostatic separation electrostatic separator electrostatic strength Electrotape electrowinning electrum electrum metal element elementary particle eleolite eleolite syenite elevating conveyor elevating grader elevation elevation correction elevator elevator bucket elevator dredger elevator plug elevator rope Elie ruby eliquate elkerite ellestadite elliptical polarization Elmore jig elpasolite elpidite Elsner's equation Eltran method eluant elutriation elutriator eluvial eluvium elvan emaldine emanation deposit embankment embayment embolite embrittlement emerald emerald copper emerald cut emerald filter emerald glass emeraldine emerald jade emerald loupe emerald malachite emerald nickel emerald triplet emerandine emergence emery emery rock emildine emilite emission spectra emission spectrum emission standards emissivity emmonsite Emory picker Empire drill emplacement emplectite emplectum empressite empty empty-car puller empty rope empty track empty trip Ems method emulsification emulsifier emulsion emulsion texture enantiomorphism enantiomorphous enargite en cabochon encroachment encrustation end end-bump table end cleat end clinometer end-discharge tippler end-dump car end dumping endellinite endellionite endellite end face end-fired furnace endgate endgate car ending endings endless chain endless rope endlichite endlines endlines not parallel end member endogene endogenetic endogenetic effects endogenic endogenous endometamorphism endomorph endomorphic endomorphic metamorphism endomorphism end-on end-on working endoscope endostratic formation endothermic endplate end-port furnace ends end slicing end span endurance endurance limit endwall en echelon enelectrite energizing coil energy engineering geology engineering system engine pit engine plane engine tenter English cupellation englishite English method English process English zinc furnace engorgement enhydrite enhydros enhydrous enigmatite enlarging shots en masse conveyor en masse feeder enriched uranium enrichment Ensign-Bickford hot-wire lighter Ensign-Bickford master fuse lighter enstatite enstenite entrainment entropy entry entry air course entry conveyor entry driver entry driver operator entryman entry stumps entry table envelope environmental assessment environmental audit Environmental Impact Statement eolian eolian deposit eolianite eolian placer eon eosphorite Eoetvoes balance Eoetvoes torsion Eoetvoes torsion balance epaulet epeirogenesis epeirogeny epi- epiasterism epibenthic dredge epibenthos epicontinental epidiabase epididymite epidiorite epidosite epidote epidotization epigene epigenesis epigenetic epigenic epigenite epiianthinite epimagmatic epineritic environment epiphysis epiplankton epistilbite epistolite epitaxy epithermal epizone epoch epsomite epsom salt eq.s. explosive equal-errors cut point equal-errors size equal-falling particles equalization of winding load equal lay equant equant element equation of motion equiaxed crystals equidimensional equiform equigranular equilibrium equilibrium diagram equilibrium eutectic equilibrium moisture content equilibrium moisture of coal equipment flowsheet equipotential line equipotential-line method equipotential surface equivalent equivalent circuit equivalent diameter equivalent evaporation equivalent freefalling diameter equivalent grade equivalent length equivalent orifice equivalent particle diameter equivalent radius equivalent temperature equivolumnar wave era eremeyevite ericaite Erinide erinoid eriochalcite erosion erosional unconformity erosion channel erosion surface erosion thrust erratic error curve error of closure erubescite eruptive erythrine erythrite erythrocalcite escape escape shaft escapeway escarpment Eschka's mixture eschynite eskebornite eskolaite Esperanza classifier esplanade espley rock essential mineral essexite essonite estramadurite estuarine deposit estuary etch angle etch figure etching etch line etch method etch pattern etch ring etch time etch tube ethanamide ethanol ethical gemology ethine ethmolith ethylenediamene ethylene glycol ethyne etindite eubitumen eucairite eucalyptus oil euchlorine euchroite euclase eucolite eucryptite eucrystalline eudialyte eudidymite eudiometer euhedral Eulerian methods of current measurement eulite eulytite euosmite europia europium oxide eusapropel euscope eustasy eustatic eutaxic eutaxitic eutectic eutectic point eutectic ratio eutectic temperature eutectic texture eutectoid eutectoid texture eutomous eutrophic eutrophic peat euxamite euxenite euxinic evaluate evaluation evansite evaporate evaporation evaporation gage evaporative cooling evaporite evaporite-solution breccia evase evening emerald evenkite everlasting lamps evolutionary operation EW EX excavating cableway excavation excavation deformation excavator excavator base machine excellent fumes exception excess air excessive location excess spoil excitation excitation time Exclusive Economic Zone exclusive prospecting license exempted claim exemptions exfoliate exfoliation exfoliation dome exhalation exhaust fan exhausting auxiliary fan exhaustion exhaust ventilation exinite exinoid existent corner exogenetic exogenic exogenous exogenous inclusion exometamorphic exometamorphism exomorphic metamorphism exomorphism exotic exotic limonite expanded blast-furnace slag expanding electrode test expanding reamer expanding waterway expansion bit expansion bolt expansion cutter expansion dome expansion fissure expansion loop expansion ring expected tonnage experimental face experimental mineralogy exploder exploding bridge wire exploit exploitation exploration exploration drilling exploratory drift exploratory drilling exploratory work explorer's alidade exploring drift explosibility curves explosibility limit explosible explosion dust explosion-hazard investigation explosion pressure explosion proof explosion-proof motor explosions from molten iron explosion-tested equipment explosion tuff explosion wave explosive explosive antimony explosive cooling agent explosive drilling explosive dusts explosive factor explosive force explosive limits explosive loading factor explosively anchored rockbolt explosiveness of dust explosive oil explosive ratio explosives casting explosive sensitiveness explosive shattering explosive store explosive strength explosive stripping exponential model exposed coalfield exposure exsiccated alum exsolution exsolutional exsolution texture extendable conveyor extended charges extensible conveyor extensible discharge trough extension extensional fault extension fracture extension joint extension ore extensometer external sintered tip pick extinction extinction angle extinction direction extinctive atmosphere extractable metal extractant extraction extraction metallurgy extraction ratio extraction ventilation extraction water extractive metallurgy extrados extradosal extra dynamite extraflexible hoisting rope extrahazardous extralateral extralateral rights extralite extraneous ash extraneous electricity extraordinary ray extrapolation extra-special improved plow extraterrestrial mining extraterritorial rights extrusion extrusive exudation ex vessel eye eye agate eyebolt eyesight ezcurrite

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F fabianite Fabian system fabric fabricator fabric element fabric-type dust collector face face-airing face area face belt conveyor face belt joints face boss face cleat face concentration face conveyor faced crystal face-discharge bit face-ejection bit face entry face equipment face half and half face hammer face haulage face height face left facellite face loading pan face mechanization face of hole face-on face on end face right face run face sampling face shovel equipment face signal face signaling face slip face stone facet faceted boulder faceted pebble faceted spur face timbering faceting machine face transfer point face wall facies facies change facies contour facies fauna facies fossil facies map facing facing of strata fact cut factor of safety Fagersta cut faheyite fahlband fahlerz fahlunite Fahrenheit Fahrenwald machines failed hole failure by rupture fairchildite fairfieldite fairlead fairy stone fake reflection Falconbridge process falding furnace fall fallers fallhammer test falling-head test falling-pin seismometer falling slag fall line fall of ground fall ridder fall table fall velocity fall zone false amethyst false anticline false bedding false bottom false chrysolite false cleavage false diamond false equilibrium false form false galena false gate false gossan false horizon false hyacinth false lapis false lapis lazuli false-leg arches false ruby false stratification false stull false topaz famatinite family fan fan cleavage fan cut fancy fancy lump coal fan drift fan drift doors fan efficiency fan exhaust fan fireman fan fold fang bolt fanglomerate fan laws fanner Fanning's equation Fann viscosimeter fan rating fan scarp fan shaft fan shooting fan static head fan static pressure fan structure fan total head fan total pressure fan velocity pressure Far East Rand farewell rock Farrar process farringtonite fascicular schist fashioned gemstone Fashoda garnet fassaite fast cord fast country fast-delay detonation fast end fast feed fast-feed gear fast gear fast ground fast junking fast line fast powder fast side fat clay fathogram fathometer fatigue fatigue limit fatigue of metals fatigue ratio fat stone fatty amber fatty luster Fauck's boring method fauld faulding boards fault fault basin fault bench fault block fault-block mountain fault breccia fault casing fault complex faulted mountain fault embayment fault escarpment fault fissure fault-fold fault gap fault gouge fault groove fault growth fault heave faulting fault inlier fault line fault-line scarp fault-line valley fault mosaic fault plane fault scarp fault set fault shift fault striae fault strike fault stuff fault surface fault system fault terrace fault trace fault trap fault trend fault trough fault-trough coast fault vein fault wedge faulty structure fault zone fauna faunal faustite Faust jig Fauvelle favas favorable locality fayalite Fayol's theory fea feasibility studies feather alum feather amphibolite feather edge feather ends feather gypsum feather metal feather ore feather quartz feathers of litharge fecal pellet Federov stage feed feed control feed-control valve feed-end blocks feeder feeder and catchers tables feeder breaker feeder circuit feeder connection feeder conveyor feeder trough feeder vein feed gear feedhead feeding baffle feed pressure feed pump feed rate feed ratio feed shaft feed speed feed spindle feed travel feedwater fee engineer feigh feinig feldspar feldspar convention feldspar jig feldspar sunstone feldspar-type washbox feldspathic feldspathic emery feldspathic graywacke feldspathic sandstone feldspathide feldspathization feldspathoid feldstone felite fell feloids felsenmeer felsic felsite felsitic felsitoid felsoebanyaite felsophyre felspar felstone felted felty femic femmer fence diagram fender fenite fenster ferberite ferganite ferghanite fergusonite fermentation fermorite fernandinite Ferraris screen Ferraris truss ferrate Ferrel's law ferreto zone ferric ferric furnace ferricopiapite ferricrete ferricrust ferride ferrierite ferrifayalite ferriferous ferrimagnetism ferrimolybdite ferrinatrite ferrisicklerite ferrisymplesite ferrite ferritization ferritungstite ferriturquoise ferroactinolite ferroalloy ferroalluaudite ferroan dolomite ferroan spinel ferroantigorite ferroboron ferrocarpholite ferrochrome ferrocopiapite ferroeckermannite ferroedenite ferroelectric ferro-ferri-lazulite ferrogabbro ferrohexahydrite ferrohortonolite ferrohypersthene ferrolite ferromagnesian ferromagnesian mineral ferromagnetic material ferromagnetism ferromanganese ferromolybdenum ferrosalite ferroselite ferrosilicon ferrosilite ferrospinel ferrotschermakite ferrous ferrous metallurgy ferrous metals ferrous mineral ferrous oxide ferrovanadium ferroxdure ferruccite ferruginate ferruginous ferruginous chert ferruginous ores ferruginous rock ferruginous sandstone Fersman's law fersmite ferutile fervanite Fery radiation pyrometer fetch fetid fetid calcite fettle fettling feverstein fey fiber fibril fibroblastic fibroferrite fibrogenic dust fibrolite fibrolite cat's-eye fibrous fibrous aggregate fibrous anthraxylon fibrous calcite fibrous gypsum fibrous peat fibrous structure fibrous texture fibrous wax fichtelite fiducial interval fiducial mark fiducial time field field capacity field classification of rocks field compaction trial field geology field investigation fieldite field-laboratory operator field-moisture capacity field work fiery dragon fiery heap fiery mine fifth wheel figure cuts figure stone filar micrometer filiform filiform texture filigree fill filled valley filler filler and drayer fill factor filling film film coefficient film flotation film mica film-sizing tables filter filter aid filter bed filter cake filter-cake texture filter cloth filtered light filter feed trough filtering stone filter loss filter press filter pressing filter pump filter stick filter-type respirator filtrate filtration filtration differentiation filtration rate filty final controlling element final exploration fine fine aggregate fine gold fine-grained fine-grained rocks fine grinder fine grinding fine industrials fine metal fineness fineness factor fineness modulus fines fine sand fine silt fine silver finger finger bar finger bit finger board finger chute finger grip finger lifter finger raise finished steel finish grade finishing jig finishing lime finishing rolls fink truss finnemanite fior di persicor fiorite fire fire agate fire assay fireback fire bank fireblende fire boss firebox firebreak fire breeding firebrick fire bridge fire classification fireclay fired firedamp fire door fired stone fire feeder firefighting plan fire grate fire-heavy fire kiln fireman fire marble fire opal fire-refined copper fire refining fire rib fire runner fire sand fire seal fire setting fire stink firestone fire styth fire up firing firing a mine firing cable firing circuit firing current firing expansion firing impulse firing key firing line firing machine firing point firmament stone first aid first arrival first break first bye first-class lever first-class ore first mining first-order red plate first red plate first water first way first weight first working firth fir-tree bit Fischer-Tropsch process fish fished joint Fisher subsieve sizer fisheye fisheye stone fishing fishing tap fishplates fishtail fishtail bit fishtail structure fissile fissility fission fissionable fissure fissure system fissure vein fitchered fitter fitting fittings fiveling fix fixation fix-bitumens fixed carbon fixed-clip monocable fixed-electrode method fixed-flexible-type carrying idler fixed ground water fixed guides fixed screen fizelyite flag flagger flagging flaggy flagstaffite flagstone flail flake copper flake graphite flake mica flake sulfur flake white flamboyant structure flame flame-coloration tests flame drill method flame emission spectrometry flame hardening flame inhibitor flame kiln flame opal flame photometry flameproof flameproof construction flameproof enclosure flame recorder flame-resistant cable flame safety lamp flame spectrum flame spinel flame spread index flame test flammable flammable fringe flammable mixture of gases flamper flamrich screen flange flange wheel flank flank hole flanking hole flanking hole method flap flapper flapper-topped air crossing flapping flaps flap valve flare-type bucket flaser gabbro flaser structure flash box flash coal dryer flashes flash flood flash opal flash over flashpoint flash roast flash smelting flask flat flat arch flat belt conveyor flat belt idler flat cut flat double cabochon flat drill flat ends flat hole flat idler flatiron flat joint flat lode flatnose shell flat rods flat rope flats flats and pitches flat sheet flattened strand rope flatting flatworking flaw flawless flaxseed ore fleches d'amour fleck fleckschiefer fleet fleet angle fleet wheel fleischerite Fleissner process flexible flexible ducts flexible guides flexible joint flexible sandstone flexible silver ore flexible-type carrying idler flexing Flexlok flexural center flexural slip flexure flexure correction flexure-slip fold flight flight conveyor flight line flight pattern flinders diamond flint flint clay flint mill Flintshire furnace Flintshire process flinty crush rock flinty slate flipping turn flitching flitter flitting wagon float floatability float-and-sink analysis float coal float copper float dust floater float gold floating floating cable floating cone floating control system floating pipeline floating reef floating strainer float mineral float ore floats floatstone float sulfur float valve floc flocculate flocculating flocculating agent flocculation floccule flocculent flocculent deposit flocculent structure Flodin process floe rock flohmig amber floocan flood basalt floodgate flood plain flookan floor floor break floor burst floor cut floor lift floor sill floor station flop gate flora florencite florspar flos ferri floss floss hole flot flotation flotation agent flotation cell flotation conditioning time flotation middlings flotation of crystals flotation oil flotation plane flotation process flotation reagent flotation regulator flotation time Flotol flour agate flour copper floured flour gold flour gypsum flour salt floury alumina flow flowage flowage differentiation flowage fold flowage structure flow banding flow breccia flow characteristic flow cleavage flower of iron flowers of sulfur flow folding flow gneiss flow gradient flowing film concentration flow layer flow line flowmeter flow rate flow roll flowsheet flow stretching flow structure flow texture flow unit F.L.P. flucan flue flue dust fluellite fluid fluidal structure fluidal texture fluid-bed reactor fluid column fluid conveyor coupling fluid cut fluid energy mill fluid inclusion fluidized bed dryer fluidized roasting fluid lubricated fluid pressure fluid ton fluid volume fluid wash flukan fluke fluken flume flumed flummery fluobaryt fluoborite fluocerite fluometry fluor fluoramphibole fluorapatite fluoredenite fluorene fluorescence fluorescent fluorescent lamp fluorescent penetrant inspection fluorhectorite fluoride fluorimetry fluorine fluorite fluormica fluorometer fluoroscope fluoroscopy fluorphologopite fluorspar fluortremolite fluosolids system flush flushing flushing fluid flush-joint casing flush water flute fluted core fluting fluvial fluviatile fluvioglacial fluviolacustrine fluvioterrestrial flux fluxed pellet flux fusion flux-gate magnetometer fluxing fluxing lime fluxing ore fluxing stone fluxion banding fluxion structure flux spoon fluxstone fly gate Flygt pump flying cradle flying reef flying veins flyrock flysch flywheel foam drilling foaming agent foaming earth foam injection foam plug foam spar foamy amber f.o.b. focal sphere focus focused logging device fodder fog quenching foid foig fold fold axis fold breccia fold fault folding fold mountain fold system folia foliate foliated foliation follower chart follower rail following dirt followup tag Follsain process fool's gold foot foot-acre footage block footage per bit foot clamp footeite foot hole footing footman footmark foot rod footwall footwall of a fault footwall shaft foot-yard Foraky boring method Foraky freezing process foram foraminifer foraminifera forbesite forble force forced auxiliary ventilation forced-caving system forced ventilation force lines force majeure force of blow force of crystallization force oscillator force pump forcer forcherite forcing fan forcing lift forcing set forebay forechamber fore drift forehearth foreign coal foreigner foreign inclusion foreland forelimb forelimb thrust forellenstein Forel scale foreman forepole forepoling forepoling girder foreset foreshaft sinking foreshift foreshock foresight foresight hub forest marble forest moss peat forest peat forfeiture forge forge cinder forge iron forge pigs forge roll forge train forge welding fork fork-filled form formanite format formation formation drilling formation level formation resistivity factor formation striae formation water form contour form energy formosa marble fornacite forsterite forsterite refractories forstid forward forward dealing foshagite foshallassite fossick fossicker fossil fossil copal fossil erosion surface fossil flour fossil fuel fossil ice fossiliferous fossilization fossilize fossilized fossilized wood fossil ore fossil paper fossil pineapple fossil resin fossil salt fossil turquoise fossil wax fother foul foul-air duct foul gas fouling fouling position fouls found foundation foundation bolt foundation curb foundation investigation foundation testing founder breccia founding foundry sand four-cutter bit fourfold four-high mill fourling fourmarierite four-piece set four-way dip fowlerite foxbench foyaite fraction fractional crystallization fractional distillation fractional shoveling fractionating column fractionation fractography fracture fracture cleavage fractured formation fractured ground fracture dome fracture porosity fracture stress fracture system fragment fragmental fragmental rock fragmental texture fragmentation framboidal texture frame frame dam framed dam frame set framesite framing table France screen francevillite Franciscan Complex Francisci furnace franckeite Francois sinking process frankdicksonite franklinite Frasch process Frasch sulfur Fraser's air-sand process Fraunhofer lines frautschy bottle freboldite free free acidity free air free-air anomaly free-air correction free-burning coal free cementite free chalk free circulation free crushing free cyanide free-drainage level free end free face free fall free falling free-falling device free fed free ferrite free field stress free gold free haul free-milling free-milling gold free-milling ore free moisture free on board free particles free-piston drive sampler free radical free settling free share free silica free split freestone free streaming free wall free water free-water elevation free-water level free-water surface free way freeze freeze-in freeze proofing freeze sinking freeze-thaw action freeze-up freezing freezing interval freezing method freibergite freieslebenite Fremont etching reagent French chalk French drain French process Frenier sand pump Frenkel defect frenzied frequency factor frequency rate frequency response fresh fresh air fresh-air base freshet fresh water fresh-water limestone fresnoite fretwork freudenbergite Freudenberg plates freyalite friability friable friable amber friable formation friction frictional electricity frictional force frictional grip friction breccia friction factor friction head friction loss friction socket friction yielding prop friedelite friesite fringe water fringing reef Frisbie's feeder frith fritting frog frog size frohbergite frolovite Froment process frondelite front front abutment pressure front-end equipment front-end loader frontland froodite frost action frost-active soil frost boil frost crack frost creep Frost gravimeter frost heaving frosting frost line frost mound frost pin frost splitting frost weathering frost wedging froth frother froth flotation frothing agent frothing collector froth promoter frothy amber Froude's curve frozen frozen coal frozen ground fruchtschiefer Frue vanner frustule fuchsite fucoid fucosite fuel fuel feeder fuel ratio fugitive air fugitive constituent fugitive dust fulcrum fulguration fulgurite full dip fuller's earth full-face blast full-face firing full gage full-seam mining full subsidence full teeter full velocity full-wave rectifier fully developed mine fulminate fueloeppite fulvurite fumarole fume fume quality fundamental complex fundamental jelly fundamental strength fundamental substance fungus subterraneus funicular railway funnel box funnel brick funnel intrusion funnel joint fun-tso-ka fur furgen furnace furnace bridge furnace cadmium furnace charger furnace conveyor furnace holding-the-iron furnace linings furnace losing-the-iron furnace magnesite furnace sprayer furnace stack furnacite furrener furrowed fusain fuse fuse auger fuse cutter fused alumina fused bath electrolysis fuse detonator fused nip fused quartz fused refractories fused trolley tap fuse gage fusehead fuse lighter fuse lock fusibility scale fusible plug fusing point fusinite fusinization fusinoid fusion fusion button test fusion method fusion of clay fusion-piercing drill fusion point fusion tectonite fusion test fusite fusoclarain fusodurain fusovitrain fusuline fusulinid future ore Ga gabbro gabbroid gable-bottom car gabrielsonite gad gadder gadding machine gadolinite gagatite gagatization gage gage cock gage door gage factor gage loss gager gage size gage stone gaging gaging station gahnite gahnospinel gain gaize Gal galactite galaxite gale alidade galeite galena galenite galenobismutite gallatin gallery gallery of efflux gallery testing galliard galliard balls gallite gallium arsenide gallium oxide Galloway stage gallows timber galmei galvanic cell galvanic corrosion galvanic electromagnetic methods galvanize galvanizing galvanoscope galvanothermometer gamagarite gamella gamma gamma-gamma log gammagraphy gamma iron gamma radiation gamma-ray probe gamma rays gamma-ray spectrometer gamma-ray spectrometer log gamma-ray well log gamma-ray well logging gamma sulfur gamma zircon gang gang car gang drill ganger gang filler gang miner gangue gangway gangway cable ganister gannen gantlet gantry Gantt chart gap gape gap packing gap sensitivity gap test garbenschiefer Gardner crusher gargarinite gargulho garland garnet garnet doublet garnetite garnetization garnet jade garnetoid garnierite garrelsite garronite gas gas alarm gas analysis gas bubble gas carburizing gas centrifuge process gas classification gas concrete gas conductor gas detonation system gas drain gas emission gas-emission rate gas enclosure gaseous gaseous diffusion gaseous dispersion pattern gaseous fuel gaseous place gaseous transfer gas evolution gas explosion gas firing gas-flame coal gas fluxing gas grooves gash fracture gash vein gasification gas ignition gas indicator gas-logged strata gasman gas pipe gas pocket gas pore gas pressure gas producer gas ratio gas reverser gas rig gassing gassing of copper gas spectrum gas streaming gassy gas tracers gas trap gastrolith gastropod gastunite gas watchman gas water gate gate belt conveyor gate conveyor gate end gate-end box gate-end feeder gate-end loader gate-end switch gate-end unit gate interlock gate road gate road bunker Gates canvas table gate shutter gate side pack gateway longwall gather gathering arm loader gathering conveyor gathering ground gathering haulage gathering locomotive gathering mine locomotive gathering motor gathering motorman gathering pumps gatton gaudefroyite Gaudin's equation gauge gault gauntree gauslinite gauss gaussian model gauton gawl gayet Gayley process Gay-Lussac's law Gay-Lussac's tower gaylussite geanticline gear gearksutite gearman gear ratio gear set Gebhardt survey instrument gedanite gediegen gedrite geest gehlenite Geiger counter Geiger-Mue Geiger-Mueller counter Geiger-Mueller probe Geiger probe Geiger test geikielite Geissler tube gel Gelamite gelatin gelatin borehole tube gelatin dynamite gelatin extras gelatins gelation gel cement gelignite gelose gelosite gel strength gem gem crystal gem gravel gemmary gem material gem mineral Gemolite gemologist gemology gem pearl gem stick gemstone gem variety general-crusher foreman general soil survey generation generator genesis genetic classification Geneva ruby Genter filter Genter thickener genthelvite genthite gently inclined genus geo- geobotanical indicators geobotanical prospecting geobotany geocerain geocerite geochemical anomaly geochemical coherence geochemical cycle geochemical environment geochemical exploration geochemical landscape geochemical mapping geochemical prospecting geochemical relief geochemical survey geochemist geochemistry geochronic geochronite geochronologic geochronologic unit geochronology geochronometry geochrony geode geodesy geodetic coordinates geodetics geodetic surveying geodimeter geodynamic geognosy geographical concentration geographic cycle Geographic Information System geography geohydrology geoid geoisotherm geologic geologic age geological geological horizon geological province geological section geological survey geologic chronology geologic column geologic drilling geologic engineering geologic formation geologic log geologic map geologic mineralizer geologic section geologic survey geologic thermometer geologic time geologic time scale geologic time unit geologist geologize geology geology system geomagnetician geomagnetic meridian geomorphic geomorphic cycle geomorphogeny geomorphology geomyricin geomyricite geophone geophysical exploration geophysical log geophysical prospecting geophysical prospecting surveyor geophysical survey geophysicist geophysics georgiadesite geosphere geostatic pressure geostatistics geosyncline geotechnical log geotechnics geotechnique geotechnology geotectonic geotectonics geotherm geothermal geothermal gradient geothermic geothermic gradient geothermometer geotomography gerasimovskite gerhardite gerhardtite german germanate-pyromorphite German cupellation German cut German gold germanite germanium germanium dioxide (soluble) germanium nitride German lapis German reduction process German steel gersdorffite Gerstenhofer furnace gerstleyite get cleanup getter getting geversite geyerite geyser basin geyserite ghost crystal ghost reflection giant giant granite giant powder giant tender gib gibber Gibbs adsorption theorem gibbsite Gibbs phase rule Gibraltar stone gieseckite giessenite gig Gilbert gild gillespite Gilman heat-treating machine gilsonite gim peg gin ginging ginney ginney tender ginny carriage ginorite gin pit gin race gin ring gin wheel giobertite gips plate giraffe girasol girdle Girond process girth GIS Gish-Rooney method gismondine Gjer's soaking pit glacial glacial action glacial deposits glacial drift glacial epoch glacial erosion Glacialite glacial overburden glacial period glacial soil glacial till glaciated glaciation glacier glacier theory glaciofluvial glaciolacustrine glaciology glaciomarine gladite glady glance gland glare glass glass-cloth screens glass electrode glass enclosure glassies glass meteorite glass opal glass porphyry glass sand glass schorl glass wool glassy feldspar glauberite Glauber salt glaucocerinite glaucochroite


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Appendix:Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms/H-I

Haanel depth rule Haarmann plow Haase furnace Haase system habit hachure hachure map hack hammer hackiron hackly hackly fracture hackmanite hacksaw structure hade Hadsel mill Haenisch and Schroeder process hafnium silicate hafnium titanate hag haeggite hag principle haiarn hailstone bort hair copper hair pyrite hair salt hairstone hair zeolite half-and-half plane half bearings half blinded half-cell half-course half end half headers half-life half-marrow half-period half-round nose half set half-value distance half-wave rectifier half width halide Halimond tube halite halitic haelleflinta Hallett table Hallinger shield halloysite Hall process Hall-Rowe wedge halo halocline halokinesis halotrichite haloxylin hamburgite hammada hammer hammer breaker hammer drill hammermill hammerpick hammochrysos hammock structure hand hand auger hand boring hand cable hand cleaning hand cobbing hand drilling hand electric lamp hand filling hand frame hand gear hand hammer hand hammer drill hand jig hand lamp hand lead handling plant hand loader hand mining handpicked coal handpicking hand sampling hand scraper hand selection handset hand specimen hand spraying hand tramming hand whip handyman hang hanger hangfire hanging bolts hanging coal hanging deal hanging its water hanging-on hanging pulley hanging scaffold hanging sets hanging wall hanging wall drift hanging wall of a fault hang-up haplite hard hard bottom hard coal hard-coal plow hardebank hardened steel hardener hardening hardening media hard ground Hardgrove number Hardgrove test hardhat hardhead hard heading Hardinge mill Hardinge thickener hard kiln hard mica hard needles (or inclusions) hardness hardness gage hardness pencils hardness plates hardness points hardness scale hardness table hardness test hardness wheel hardpan hard radiation hard rock hard-rock drilling hard-rock geology hard-rock mine hard-rock miner hard rock minerals hard-rock mining hard-rock phosphate hard-rock tunnel boring hards hard seat hard solder hard sorting hard spar hard vector hard water hard way hard white ore Hardwick conveyor loader head hardypick drifting machine Harman process harmful dust harmless depth theory harmonic harmonic crystal harmonic folding harmotome harpolith harrie harriers harrisite Harris process harrock harrow hartine hartite Hartley gravimeter hartleyite hartsalz hartschiefer Harvey process harzburgite Harz jig Hasenclever turntable hassing hasson Hastings beds hatch conveyor hatchet stake hatchettine hatchettite hatchettolite hatching hatchure Hatfield process hat rollers hauchecornite haul haulabout haulage haulage boss haulage brake haulage cars haulage chain haulage clip haulage conveyor haulage curve haulage drum haulage hand haulage mine locomotive haulage plant haulage rope haulage stage haulageway haulaway haulback mining haul-cycle time haul distance hauling hauling engine haul road haunt hausmannite hauyne hauynite haueynitite haueynophyre Hauy's law Hauzeur furnace Hawaiian peridot hawaiite hawk's-eye hawleyite hawser hawser laid Hayden process Hay mist projector hazel Hazelett process head headache post headblock headboard headbox head coal head end header head flat trimmer headframe headgear head grain headhouse heading heading-and-bench heading-and-bench mining heading and stall heading-and-stope mining heading blast heading-overhand bench headings heading seam heading side heading wall headline head motion head-of-hollow fill head piles head pulley head-pulley-drive conveyor head-pulley-snub-drive conveyor headrace headroom headrope heads head section head shaft head sheave head side headsticks headstocks headsword head tank headtree head value headwall headway headwork heap heap closure heap decommissioning heaped capacity heap leaching heap matte heap rinsing heap roasting heap sampling heapstead hearth hearth and bosh brick hearth furnaces hearthplate hearth roasting heart joint heat heat balance heat capacity heat conductivity heated stone heat energy heat engine heater heater drain pump heat exchanger heating back heating medium heatings heating surface heating tendency heat of combustion heat of compression heat of crystallization heat of hydration heat of ionization heat of mixture heat of reaction heat of transformation heat of wetting heat pump heat recuperation heat sensitivity heat transmission coefficient heat-treated stone heat unit heat value heave heavily watered heaving heaving shale heavy crop heavy gold heavy ground heavy joist heavy liquid separation heavy-media ore heavy-media separation heavy metals heavy mineral heavy soil heavy spar heavy tiff heavy water hecatolite hectare hectorite hedenbergite hedgehog stone hedging hedyphane heel heeling in heel of a shot heep stead height of instrument heinrichite heintzite helenite helical bag conveyor helical conveyor helical steel support helicitic helictite heliodor heliolite heliotrope helium helizitic helks hellyerite Helmholtz coil helper-up helvite hemafibrite Hematine hematite hematite schist hemetite hemi- hemicrystalline hemidome hemihedral hemimorphic hemimorphism hemiopal hemipelagic hemipelagic-abyssal hemiprism hemipyramid hemitropic hemloite hendersonite Henderson process hengleinite henry henryite hepatic cinnabar hepatic pyrite hepatin hepatite heptaphyllite heptavalent hercularc lining Hercules powder Hercules stone hercynite herderite Herkimer diamond Heroult process herrerite Herreshoff furnace herringbone roller conveyor herringbone stoping herringbone table herringbone texture hertz hess hessite hessonite hetaerolite hetero- heteroblastic heterogeneous heterogenite heterogranular heteromorphic heteromorphism heteropic heterothrausmatic heterotomous heugh heulandite hewer hewettite hewing hewing double hexad hexagonal hexagonal close-packed crystals hexagonal system hexagonite hexahydrite hexavalent Hexhlet sampler Heyn's reagent hiatal hiatus Hicks' hydrometer hiddenite hide salt high high-alumina refractories high-angle fault high-carbon steel high-conductivity copper high doors high-expansion foam high explosive high feed high furnace high-grade high-grade mill high-grading high-level placer highmoor peat high-phosphorus ores high pillar high quartz high-raise miner high-rank coals high-rank metamorphism high-ratio resistance controller high reef high-reef wash high-resolution seismic technique high seas high side high-silica ore high sintering high-temperature bonding mortar high-tensile steel high-tension line high-tension separation high velocity high volatile A bituminous coal high volatile B bituminous coal high volatile C bituminous coal high-volatile coals high voltage highwall high-water level highwoodite hilgardite hill hill-and-dale formation hillock hill peat hillside hillside placers hillside quarry hillslope Hilt's law hindered settling hindered-settling ratio hindostan hinge hinged apron hinged apron pan hinged bar hinged-hammer crusher hinge fault hinterland hintzeite hircite Hirschback method hisingerite histogram historical geology hit hitch hitch-and-step hitch cutter hitcher hitcher-on hitch timbering Hi-Velocity gelatin hjelmite hod hodge jig hoedown hoegbomite hoelite hoernesite Hoesch process hoe scraper Hoganas process hogback hoegbomite hoggan hogger hogger pipe hogger pump hoggin hogging moment hohmannite hoist hoist back-out switch hoist boy hoist engineer hoist engineman hoister hoisting hoisting block hoisting compartment hoisting crab hoisting cycle hoisting drum hoisting engineer hoisting jack hoisting plug hoisting power hoisting rope hoisting sheave hoistman hoist operator hoist overspeed device hoist overwind device hoist signal code hoist signal system hoist slack brake switch hoist trip recorder holdback Holdcroft thermoscope bar holdenite holdfast holding holding-down bolt holding rope hold out! hole hole curvature hole deviation hole-in hole layout holeman holers hole system hole through holing holing about holing nog holing pick holings holing shovel holing-through Holland-Gaddy formula hollandite hollow dam hollow-plunger pump hollow quoin hollow-rod churn drill hollows Holman Airleg Holman counterbalanced drill rig Holman dust extractor Holmberg system Holme mud sampler Holme suction grab holmquistite Holocene holocrystalline holohedral holohyaline hololeims holystone home homeoblastic homeothrausmatic homocline homoeomorphism homogeneity homogeneous homogeneous mass homopolar crystal homoseismal line homotropal ventilation hondurasite honeycomb honeycomb structure honeycomb weathering honey stone Honigmann process hoodoo hook block Hooke's law hook forward method hook-on hook tender Hoolamite indicator Hooper jig Hoope's process Hopcalite hopeite Hopfner process Hopkinson chain machine hopper hopper car hopper crystal hopper dredge hopperings hoppers hopper salt hopper table hoppet hoppit horadiam horizon horizon mining horizontal auger horizontal balance horizontal borer horizontal circle horizontal crosscut horizontal cut horizontal-cut underhand horizontal departure horizontal dip slip horizontal displacement horizontal drive horizontal fault horizontal intensity horizontal load-bearing test horizontal pendulum horizontal prism horizontal-ring drilling horizontal screens horizontal separation horizontal slip horizontal takeup horizontal throw hornblende granite hornblende schist horn coal horn coral hoernesite hornfels horn lead horn quicksilver Hornsey process horn silver horn socket horn tiff horse horseback horseback excavator horseflesh ore horse gear horsepower applied horsepower-hour horsepower of ventilation horsepower pull horsetail horsetail ore horse transport horse whim horsfordite horst hortonolite hose coupling hoshiite Hoskold formula host host element host rock hot hotbed hot blast hot-blast man hot-blast system hot-carbonate process hot cell Hotchkiss superdip ianthinite ice iceberg ice concrete ice-laid drift Iceland agate Iceland crystal Iceland spar ice period ice plug ice run ice sheet ice spar ice stone icositetrahedron idaite iddingsite ideal gas ideal section identified resources identity idioblast idioblastic idiochromatic idiochromatic mineral idiogenite idiomorphic idler disk idler gear idle wheel idocrase idrialite igdloite Igewsky's reagent igneous igneous breccia igneous complex igneous cycle igneous metamorphism igneous rock igneous-rock series ignescent ignimbrite ignitability ignitability (dust cloud) igniter igniter cord ignition ignition arch ignition charge ignition delay ignition of combustible gases ignition point ignition temperature ignition tube ihleite ijolite ikunolite ilesite ilesmannite Ilgner flywheel Ilgner system ill air illegal mine illinition illiquation illite ilmenite ilmenitite ilmenorutile ilvaite imandrite imbibition imbricate structure imitation Imlay table immediate roof immersion cup immersion method immersion objective imminent danger immiscible impact impact breakers impact cast impact crusher impact factor impact glass impact grinding impactite impact loss impact mill impact screen impact sensitivity impact slag impalpable impedance imperfect combustion imperial jade Imperial screen impermeable impervious impinger implosion impound impounding dam impregnated impregnated bit impregnated timber impression block improper improved dial Improved paragon impulse turbine impurity inby incandescent incarbonization incendivity inches of pressure inching starter inch of water inch pennyweights inch-pound incidence rate incidental vein inclination inclinator incline incline bogie inclined bedded formation inclined bedding inclined borehole inclined cableway inclined drilling inclined extinction inclined fold inclined gage inclined magnetic polarization inclined plane inclined polarization inclined railroad operator inclined railway operator inclined shaft inclined traverser inclined water gage incline engine incline hole incline man incline repairman incline shaft incline trackman inclinometer included angle inclusion inclusions incoalation incoherent incombustible incompetent incompetent bed incompetent folding incomplete combustion incongruent melting incorporation increment incrop incrustation independent subsidence independent wire rope core inderborite inderite index bed index contour index fossil index horizon index mineral index of liquidity index of plasticity index of refraction index properties index property tests indialite Indian-cut Indian jade Indian title India steel indicated ore indicated resources indicator indicator plant indicator vein indices of a crystal face indicolite indigenous limonite indigo copper indirect flushing indirect initiation indirect priming indite indium individually screened trailing cable individual reduction ratio indoor catches indoor stroke indraft induced breaks induced bursts induced caving induced cleavage induced current induced fracture induced magnetization induced polarization induction induction balance induction furnace induction hardening induction log induction period induction time inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy inductive method indurated induration industrial calorific value industrial degree-day industrial diamonds industrial minerals inequigranular inequilibrium inert anode inert dust inert gas inertia inertinite inert primer inerts inesite infective jaundice inferred ore inferred reserve base inferred resources infilling infiltration infiltration vein inflammable cinnabar inflatable seal inflation influence line in fork infrared infrared gas analyzer infrared photography infrasizer infrastructure infusible infusion gun infusion shot firing infusorial earth infusorial silica ingate ingot ingot header ingot iron ingotism ingot mold ingot pitch ingot saw ingot structure ingredient ingress inhabited building inhaul cable inherent ash inherent floatability inherent mineral matter inherent moisture inherited structure inhibitor initial depression initial dip initial face initial impulse initiation initiator injected hole injection injection gneiss injection metamorphism injection pressure injector inkstone inlier in-line valve inmost inner core inner mantle innermost isoseismal inoculation inorganic in-over in-pit crusher inquartation inrush of water inselberg insert insert bit inserted rod-type pick insert reaming shell insert set inset inside inside angling inside clearance inside face inside gage inside-gage stone inside-haulage engineer inside kicker inside parting inside reamer inside slope inside stone inside upset inside work in situ in situ autoclave in situ gasification in situ leaching in situ liner in situ origin theory in situ processes in situ soil tests in situ vat insoluble insoluble anode inspector inspirator instantaneous charge weight instantaneous cuts instantaneous detonator instantaneous fuse Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Institution of Mining and Metallurgy screen scale instroke instrumentalities of mining instrumentation insufflator insular shelf insular slope insulate insulating water bottle insulator-tube header insurance and freight cost intake intake area integral pilot integrated producer integrated train integrating meter integration integrator intense anomaly intensity intensity of magnetization intensity of pressure intensity of radiation intensity scale interbedded interburden intercalated intercept intercepting channel intercepting drain intercepts intercept time intercooler intercooling interfacial angle interfacial energy interfacial tension interference interference color interference figure interference methanometer interfluve interformational intergranular corrosion intergrown intergrowth interior angle interior coalfields interior span interleaved interlock interlocking controls interlocking wedge-type capping intermediate intermediate constituent intermediate cooler intermediate cut intermediate-duty fireclay brick intermediate electrode intermediate gate intermediate haulage intermediate haulage conveyor intermediate layer intermediate loading station intermediate microcline intermediate packs intermediate principal plane intermediate principal stress intermediate section intermediate shaft intermediate transfer point intermediate vein zone deposit intermetallic compound intermittent cutter intermittent filters intermontane internal-discharge bucket elevator internal drainage internal elevator internal ribbon conveyor internal stress internal waste international ampere International Ellipsoid of 1930 international metric carat interpenetration twin interphase interpolation interpolation of contours interrupter intersect intersection intersection angle intersection point intersection shoot intersertal interspersed carbide interstice interstitial interstitial water interstratification interstratified interstream area intertrappean interval interwoven conveyor belt in-the-seam mining into the house into the solid intracrystalline intrados intradosal intraformational intraformational breccia intraformational conglomerate intraformational contortion intratelluric intrinsically safe apparatus intrinsically safe circuit intrinsically safe machine intrinsic safety introductory column intrusion intrusion breccia intrusion displacement intrusion grouting intrusive intrusive vein intumescence inundation Invar invasion inverse distance squared inverse initiation Inverse Square Law inversion inversion point invert inverted inverted fold inverted heading and bench inverted pendulum inverted plunge inverted relief inverted siphon invert level invert strut invisible light inwall inwall brick inyoite iodargyrite iodembolite iodide metal iodide process iodide process for producing titanium iodimetry iodine iodine pentoxide method iodine pentoxide test iodobromite iodyrite iolite ion ion exchange ion-exchange column ionic activity measurement ionic bond ionic equilibrium ionic migration ionic mobility ionic transport number ionite ionization ionization chamber ionization constant ionizing radiation ionosphere ion sieve separation iozite iranite iridescence iridic gold iridioplatinum iridium iridosmine iriginite Irish coal Irish dividend iris quartz iron iron alum iron black iron clay iron formation iron froth iron furnace iron glance iron hat iron hypersthene iron man ironmaster iron mica iron molybdate iron monarch iron olivine iron ore iron oxide iron oxides iron pan iron phosphate iron piler iron portland cement iron pyrite iron-reduction process iron refining iron runner iron sampler iron sand iron schefferite iron series ironshot ironsmith iron spar iron stain iron steel ironstone ironstone cap ironstone clay iron sulfides iron talc iron vitriol ironworker ironworks irradiation irregular polygon irrespirable irrespirable atmosphere irrotational wave irruption isanomalic line Isbell table iserine ishikawaite isinglass island arc isoanthracite lines isobar isobase isobath isocals isocarb isocarbon map isochore isochore map isochrome map isochronal isochrone lines isochronous isoclinal isoclinal fold isocline isoclinic isoclinic line isodesmic isodiametric isodimorphous isodynamic line isoelectric point isofacial isogal isogam isogam map isogeotherm isogeothermal line isogon isogonic line isograd isograde isogram isohume isohyet isolate isolated consignment isolator isoline isolith isolith map isomagnetic line isomer isomeric isometric isometric line isometric projection isomorphism isomorphous isomorphous mixture isomorphous replacement isomorphous series isontic line isopach isopach map isopachous isopachous line isopachous map isopachyte isophysical series isopic isopical isopiestic isopiestic line isopleth isopor isoporic line isopycnic isorads isoresistivity plan isoseism isoseismal isoseismal line isostannite isostasy isostatic isostatic adjustment isostatic anomaly isostatic compensation isostatic correction isostatic equilibrium isostructural isotherm isothermal isothermal compression isothermal expansion isothermal layer isothrausmatic isotropic isotropic mass isotropy isotypic isotypy isovelocity isovol Istrian stone itabirite itacolumite Italian asbestos ivory ivory turquoise Iwan-pattern earth auger Ixiolite


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Appendix:Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms/J-L

jacinth jack jack boom jack catch jack engine jacket jacket set jackhammer jackhead jackhead pit jackhead pump jackhead set jackhead staple jack hole jacking pressure jacking up jackknife jackknife rig jackknifing jackleg jackpipe jack pit jack post jackroll jackscrew jack setter jackshaft jacky pit jacobsite Jacobs process Jacob staff Jacquet's method jacupirangite jacutinga jad jade jadeite jadeitite jadeolite jag bolt jager jagging board jagoite jailer jalpaite jam jamb jamb cutter jamb stick jamb wall James jig jamesonite James table jam out jam riveter jar jar collar jargon jarlite jar mill Jarno taper jarosite jaspagate jasper jasper bar jasperine jasperite jasperization jasperoid jasper opal jaspidean jaspilite jasponyx jaw jaw breaker jaw crusher jedding ax jeffersite jeffersonite Jeffrey crusher Jeffrey diaphragm jig Jeffrey molveyor Jeffrey-Robinson cone Jeffrey single-roll crusher Jeffrey swing-hammer crusher Jeffrey-Traylor vibrating feeder Jeffrey-Traylor vibrating screen jelly jenkin jenkinsite Jeppe's tables Jeppestown shales jerking table jerry man Jersey fire clay brick jeso jet jetair flotation machine jet-assisted cutting jet coal jet corer jet drilling jet grinding mill jet hole jet hydraulic jet impact mill jetloader jet mill jet mixer jetonized wood jet piercing jet-piercing drill jet pump jet rock jet shale jetstone jetters jetting jetting drill jetting pump jetty jeweler's shop jews' tin jib jibbing-in jib crane jib end jib holeman jib in jig jig bed jig brow jig bushing jig chain jig dips jigger jigger work jigging jigging conveyor jigging machine jigging screen jiggling in jig haulage jig indicator jig pin jig washer jimboite Jim Crow jinny road jitty joaquinite jock jockey joggle johachidolite johannite johannsenite Johannsen number Johannsen's classification John Odges Johnson concentrator Johnston vanner johnstrupite joint joint box jointing jointing sleeves joint line joint plane joint rose joints joint set joint system jointy Jolly balance Jominy test Jones riffle Jones splitter Joosten process Joplin jig jordanite joren jose josen josephinite joule Joule's law jouph holes jourado diamond journal journey Joy double-ended shearer Joy extensible conveyor Joy extensible steel band Joy loader Joy microdyne Joy transloader Joy walking miner jubilee wagon jubs jud judge judge rapper Judson powder jug jugglers julienite jumble jumbler jumbles jumbo jump jump correlation jumper jumper bar jumping a claim jump sheet junckerite junction junction box junk junkerite junket junking junk mill junks Jupiter process Jupiter steel Jurassic jury rig jutty juvenile juvenile water juxtaposition twin kaemmererite kaersutite kahlerite kalamin Kaldo steel process kale kaliborite kalicine kalicinite kalinite kaliophilite kaliphite kalistrontite Kalling's solution kalsilite kamacite kamarezite kaemmererite kammerling furnace kanase Kanawhan Kanawha series kandite kankar kaoleen kaolin kaoline kaolinic kaolinite kaolinite-serpentine kaolinization kapel kappa carbide karang karat karelianite Karlsbad twin karnasurtite karpatite karpinskite karpinskyite karst karst topography kasoite kasolite Kast furnace kata- kataclastic kata cooling power katamorphism kata thermometer katazone katoptrite katungite kauk kayserite K-bentonite kearsutite keatite keeleyite keel wedge keen sand keeper Keewatin keg kehoite keldyshite kell Keller automatic roaster Keller furnace kellerite kellow kelly kelly bar Kelly filter kelp kelvin Kelvin temperature scale kelyphite kelyphitic rim kelyphytic kelyphytic rim Kema plow kempite kennel coal kentrolite Kent roller mill kentsmithite kep kepel kerargyrite keratophyre kerf kerf stone kermesite kerned stone kernel kernel roasting kernite kerogen kerogen shale kerolite keronigritite kerosine flotation kerosine shale kerrite kersantite kerve kesterite kettle kettleback kettle bottom kettle dross kettleman kettle operator kettnerite kevell kevil Keweenawan key key bed key blocks keyhole slot key horizon keystone keystoneite K-feldspar K-Fuel process Khari salt khinganite khlopinite kibbal kibble kibble rope kick kick back kicker kicker stone kicking pieces kickoff point Kick's law kidney iron ore kidney ore kidneys kidney stone kidney sulfur kies kieselguhr kieserite kilbrickenite kilchoanite kilkenny coal kill killas killed steel killing kiln kiln burner kiln-burner helper kiln-car unloader kiln cleaner kiln-dry kilneye kilnman kiln placer kilo- kilocusec kilocycle kilometer kiloton kilowatt-hour Kimberley method kimberlite kimzeyite kind Kind-Chaudron process kindly kindly ground kindred kinematic viscosity kinetic energy kinetic head kinetic metamorphism kingbolt king brick king pile king post king screen kink kink bands kinradite kinzigite kip kir Kirkup table kirovite Kiruna method kirve kirving kirvings kish kishly kist kit kladnoite klaprothine klaprothite klebelsbergite kleinite Klein solution kliachite klinkstone klintite klippe klockmannite kloof kmaite Knapp bottom pressure gage knapping machine kneading knebelite knee brace kneeler knee pad knee piece knee timber knell stone knife dog knife edge knife switch knipovichite knistersalze knitted texture knobbing knobbing fire knobellite knock knockbark knocking knockoff bit knockout man knockstone knogging Knoop hardness knot knots knotted schist knotted slate known mine known to exist known vein knox hole knox system knoxvillite knuckle knuckle joint knuckle man knurs and fundlers knurs and knots kobeite kobellite kochenite Koch freezing process koechlinite koehler lamp Koepe hoist Koepe sheave Koepe system Koepe winder Koepe winder brake koettigite kohlenhobel kolbeckite Kollen garnet kolm kolovraite komatiite kong konimeter koninckite Kootenai series Korfmann arch saver Korfmann power loader kornelite kornerupine korzhinskite koettigite kotulskite Kotze konimeter Kourbatoff's reagent koutekite kramerite krantzite kratochvilite kraurite krausite kremersite krennerite kriging kriging standard deviation Krohnke process kroehnkite Kroll process Krupp process Krupp-Renn Krupp washing process kryptomere kryzhanovskite K-spar K.T.A.M. auger tube K.T.A.M. double-tube auger kua kulm kundaite kunkur kunzite kupferschiefer kupletskite kuprojarosit kurnakovite kuroko kurtosis kutnohorite kyack kyanite kyanophyllite kyrosite labeled atom labile labile protobitumens lability labor laboratory La Bour centrifugal pump labradorescence labrador hornblende labradorite Labrador moonstone Labrador rock labuntsovite labyrinth laccolite laccolith lace lacing lack clay LaCoste-Romberg gravimeter lacroixite lactic acid lacustrine ladder ladder-bucket dredge ladder ditcher ladder drilling ladder lode ladder sollar ladder vein ladderway lade laded metal lading hole ladle ladle addition ladle craneman ladle filler ladle furnace ladle liner ladle lip ladler Lafond's tables lag lag deposit lagergestein lag fault lagged liner lagging lagging bar lag gravel lagre lags lag screw lag time lahar laihunite lair laitakarite lake-bed placer Lake copper Lake George diamond lake ore Lake Superior agate Lake Superior greenstone lambda plate Lambert's Law lamella lamellar lamellar flow lamella roof lamellar pyrite lamellar stellate lamellar twinning lamellate lame-skirting lamina laminar flow laminar velocity laminated laminated iron laminated quartz laminating machine laminating roller lamination laminations lamings lamp lampadite lamp cabin lamp cleaner lamp cup lamp house lamping lamp keeper lampman lamp rack lamp repairer lamprobolite lamproite lamp room lamprophyllite lamprophyre lamprophyric lamproschist lamp station Lanarkian lanarkite Lancashire bord-and-pillar system Lancashire method lanchut land land accretion land chain land compass lander landerite landesite landform landform system landing landing box landing shaft landing tender land pebble land-pebble phosphate land plaster land rock Landsat landscape agate landscape marble landslide landsliding landslip land subsidence lands valuable for minerals land weight Lane mill langbanite langbeinite langite lang lay rope Langmuir's adsorption isotherm Langmuir trough Lang's lay rope lansfordite lantern lanthanite lanyon shield lap laper lapidary lapilli lapilliform lapis lazuli lapis matrix LaPointe picker lapped Laramide orogeny Laramide revolution lardalite larderellite lardite lard oil lardstone lard stone large large coal large colliery large-diameter boring machine large knot large shake large split larnite larsenite Larsen's pile Larsen's spiles Larson ledge finder larvikite laser lash lasher lasher-on lashing lashing chain lash-up lasque last lift latch latches late magmatic mineral latent heat latent heat of fusion lateral lateral cleavage lateral development lateral deviation lateral draw lateral secretion lateral support later arrival laterite laterlog latex cement Latex spray lath lath frame lathlike laths latite latitude correction latosol latrobite latten lattice lattice constant lattice energy lattice girder lattice parameter lattice texture lattice water laubanite laubannite Laue diagram laueite Laue photograph launder launder man launder screen launder separation process launder washer laundry box Laurasia laurdalite Laurentian granite laurionite laurite lauroleic acid laurvikite lausenite lautarite Lauth mill lautite lava breccia lava dome lavatory lavendine lavenite lavialite lavrovite lawn law of cosines law of equal volumes law of extralateral rights law of gravitation law of mass action law of motion law of refraction law of sines law of superposition lawsonite laxmannite lay lay-by layer layer depth layered layering layering number layering of combustible gases layer-loading laying out lay of rope lay of the land layout lay rope lazarevicite lazuli lazulite lazulitic lazurite lazy balk lazy bench lazy girder lazy tong conveyor L.D. steel process leachate leach dump leached zone leacher leach hole leaching leaching rate test leach material leach pile leach precipitation float lead lead-acid accumulator leadage lead azide lead bath lead button lead carbonate lead edge leader leaders lead feldspar lead fume lead glance leadhillite leading heading leading place leadings leading stone leading winning leading wire lead lap lead metacolumbate lead metaniobate lead metasilicate lead motorman lead niobate lead ocher lead of a switch lead rail leads lead selenide lead silicate lead spar lead sulfide lead tantalate lead tree lead-uranium ratio lead vitriol lead-well man lead wires lead works lead zirconate leaf leaf clay league leak leakage leakage coefficient leakage halo leakage intake leakage intake system leakage resistance leak vibroscope lean lean clay lean ore leap leapfrog system lear learies leasable minerals lease leaser Leasing Act Minerals leat leatherstone leaving lechatelierite lechosos opal lecontite led ledge ledge rock Leebar separator Lee configuration leelite Lee-Norse miner leer leering Leet seismograph lefkasbestos left bank left lang lay left-lateral fault left long lay left regular lay left twist leg legend leg piece legrandite legs legua leg wire Lehigh jig lehiite Lehmann process lehr lehr man lehrnerite leightonite Leitz tyndallometer Lemberg's solution lenad lengenbachite lengthening rod length fast length of lay length of shot lengths length slow lennilite lens lense lens grinding lensing lenticle lenticular lenticular iron ore lenticule lentiform lentil lentil ore leonardite Leon combustible gases tester leonhardite leonhardtite leonite leopardite leopard rock Leopard stone Leopoldi furnace leopoldite lepidoblastic lepidocrocite lepidolite lepidomelane lepidomorphite lepolite leptothermal leptynolite Lerchs-Grossmann optimization lernilite lesleyite Lessing process lethal dose let into letovicite letter and tracing cutter letter stone lettsomite leuchtenbergite leucite leucitite leucitohedron leucitophyre leucochalcite leucocratic leucomanganite leucoperthite leucophane leucophanite leucophoenicite leucophyllite leucophyre leucopyrite leucosphenite leucoxene levee level level course level crosscut level drive leveler level-free leveling leveling instrument leveling practice leveling rod level interval level-luffing crane levelman level of control level of saturation levels level surface leverman levigation levitation levyne lewis hole lherzolite liberation liberation of intergrown constituents liberator cells Liberty-Gel libethenite LICADO process licensed material licensed store lid lidman lie! lie liebigite lien liesegang banding lievrite lifeline life of mine life of property lift lifter lifter holes lifters lifter spring lift gate lift hammer lifting lifting block lifting capacity lifting guard lifting magnet lifting set lifting wicket lift joint lift pump light alloys light blasting light burden light-colored lightening light-extinction method light figure lighting lightman light mineral lightning explosion lightning gap lightning protection lightning tube light railway light red silver ore light ruby ore light ruby silver light water lightweight aggregate lightweight concrete light-yellow heat lignin sulfonic acids lignite lignite A lignite B lignitic lignitic coal ligurite likasite likely lill lillianite Lilly controller limb lime lime boil limeburner lime feldspar lime mica lime mortar lime pan lime pit lime rock lime set lime shells lime-silicate rock lime slaker lime-soda sinter process limestone limestone dust limewater limit charge limiting creep stress limiting current density limiting gradient limiting mixture limit line limit of draw limit of proportionality limits of flammability limit switch limnic limnic coal basin limnite limonite limonitic limurite linarite lindackerite Lindblad-Malmquist gravimeter lindgrenite Lindgren's volume law lindstroemite line lineage lineal foot lineal travel lineament linear linear alkylbenzene sulfonate linear element linear expansion linear model linear parallelism linear schistosity linear shrinkage linear structure lineation line brattice line clinometer line defect lined gold line drilling line drop line electrode line lubricator line map line of bearing line of collimation line of creep line of dip line of force line of least resistance line of outcrop line of seepage line of sight line of thrust line of tunnel line oiler liner lines linesman lines up line timbers line up lingot lining lining mark lining sight lining up a mine linishing link bar link conveyor linked veins Linkenbach table link-plate belt linnaeite linneite linoleic acid linolenic acid linophyric linseed fatty acid linsey lintel Linz-Donawitz process lionite lip lip-and-gate builder liparite lip of shaft lip screen liptinite liptite Liqnipel process liquation liquid air liquidation grade liquid bituminous material liquid glass liquid inclusion liquid-liquid extraction liquid measure liquid-phase sintering liquid pressure liquids flowsheet liroconite liskeardite list listing list mill list pan listric fault listy bed lith- litharge lithargite lithia amethyst lithia emerald lithia mica lithic lithic arenite lithic graywacke lithic sandstone lithic tuff lithidionite lithifaction lithification lithionite lithiophilite lithiophorite lithiophosphate lithium lithium borosilicate lithium mica lithium niobate lithium tantalate lithodeme lithofacies lithofracteur lithogene lithogenesis lithogenesy lithogenetic lithogeny lithoglyph lithoglyptics lithographic limestone lithographic stone lithographic texture lithoid lithoidal lithologic lithologic correlation lithology lithomarge lithophile lithophosphor lithophosphore lithophysae lithopone lithospar lithosphere lithotope lithotype lithoxyl litidionite litmus litmus paper lit-par-lit Little Demon exploder little giant little winds littoral littoral current littoral drift littoral zone live boom liveingite live load live lode liverite live roll grizzly liver opal liver ore liver pyrites liver rock liverstone livesite live steam livingstonite lixiviant lixiviation lixivium lizardite L-joint llano load load-bearing test load-bearing wall load binder load cell load controller load dropper loaded filter loaded hole loaded wheel loader loader boss loader engineer loader gate loader-off loader operator loader runner load-extension curve load factor load fold load indicator loading loading boom loading-boom operator loading boss loading chute loading conveyor loading density loading equipment loading head loading-head man loading hopper loading machine loading machine operator loading-machine runner loading pan loading pick loading point loading pole loading ramp loading ratio loadings loading shovel loading station loading-unit boss loading weight load metamorphism load-out loadstar loadstone load transfer loam beater loam cake loaming Lobbe Hobel Lobbert lagging lobs local cell local current local extension local indicator plant local metamorphism local shear failure local unconformity local vent local ventilation locatable minerals located location location and patent location notice location plan location survey location work loch lockage locked coil rope locked-cycle test locked particles locked test locked-wire rope locker locking bolts locknut lock paddle lockpin lock sill lockup clutch locomotive locomotive arches locomotive brakeman locomotive garage locomotive gradient locomotive haulage locomotive helper locomotive pan brick locomotive patcher locomotive resistance lode lode claim lode plot lodestone lodestuff lode tin lodge lodgment level loellingite loess loeweite Loewinson-Lessing classification Lofco car feeder lofthead lofting log Logan slabbing machine logbook logging chain logging tongs log washer Lohmannizing loipon lok batanite loellingite loma lomonosovite long awn long clay long column long hole long-hole blasting long-hole drill long-hole infusion long-hole jetting longitudinal fault longitudinal fissure longitudinal joint longitudinal trace longitudinal valley longitudinal velocity longitudinal wave long (lazy) flames Longmaid-Henderson process long piggyback conveyor long-pillar work long-range order long run long-running thermal precipitator long section long-shank chopping bit longshore current longshore drift long tom longues tailles longwall longwall advancing longwall coal cutter longwall machine longwall miner longwall mining longwall peak stoping longwall pillar working longwall retreating lonkey loodwin looking-glass ore lool loom loop circuit loop drag looper loop haulage looping looping mill loop-type pit bottom loopway loose loose end loose goods loose ground loose-needle traversing loosening bar loose rails loose rock looses loose stone loose yards loosing loparite lopezite lopolith loran lorandite loranskite lorettoite lorry Los Angeles abrasion testing machine lose loseyite losing iron loss of vend loss on ignition lost circulation lost closure lost core lost corner lost hole lost level lost river lost thread method lost water loudspeaker face telephone loup loupe louver cleaner louvers love arrows love stone Love wave lovozerite low low-alumina silica brick low-angle fault low bed low blast low coal low-deflagrating explosive Lowden drier low-density explosive low-discharge ball mill low doors low-duty fire clay brick loeweite lower lower break lowering conveyor lowering skips lowering tongs lower leaf lower limit of flammability lower liquid limit lower plastic limit lower plate lowest visible red-heat low explosive low-freezing dynamites low-freezing explosive low gear low-grade low-grade coal low-heat cement low-heat-duty clay low-iron magnesite brick low level low-nitrate barren low powders low-pressure air stower low-pressure limit low quartz low-rank coals low-rank metamorphism low red-heat low shaft furnace low-temperature carbonization low-temperature coke low-temperature incineration method low-tension detonator low-terrace drift low velocity low-velocity-layer correction low volatile bituminous coal low voltage low working voltage lozenge lpb LP delays lublinite lubrication Luce and Rozan process lucianite lucid attrite lucinite Luckiesh-Moss visibility meter luckite lucky stone Lueders line ludlamite ludwigite lue lueneburgite lueshite luffing cableway mast lug lug down lugeon test Luhrig vanner lumachelle lumber lumber scale luminance luminance of a surface luminescence luminosity luminous Lumnite lump coal Lump Coal lump ore lumpy lunar crater lunker Lurgi process Lurmann front lurry lusakite lussatite luster luster mottling lutaceous lutecite luthos lazuli luting lutite lutose luxullianite luzonite lyddite Lydian stone lydite lye lying money lying wall lynx eye lynx sapphire lyophilic lyophobic lyosorption lype Lyster process lyway