See:highmoor peat
Can. Derisive term applied to mining country that is largely muskeg.
Hoffman
In contrast to "mull", a type of forest soil in which the humus layer
forms a dense carpet over the soil. Synonymous with raw humus.
Tomkeieff; AGI
See:apron
A mound, ridge, or other distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified
glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited chiefly by direct action of
glacier ice, in a variety of topographic landforms that are independent of
control by the surface on which the drift lies. See also:boulder clay;
till. AGI
A simple, split-tube, drive-type soil-sampling barrel. The sampler is
equipped with a thin-walled unsplit brass liner, which can be capped and
sealed to act as a watertight shipping container for the sample.
Long
See:bog iron; bog iron ore.
A semigelatinous permitted explosive possessing both high power and good
water-resisting properties. It has a density about midway between Dynobel
No. 2 and Ajax. Nelson
A substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, as a metallic
compound that combines with a organic dye to form an insoluble colored
compound, or lake, in the fiber of a fabric. Webster 3rd
A white, yellowish, or pinkish member of the zeolite group of minerals
with the formula (Ca,Na2 K2 )Al2 Si10 O (sub
24) .7H2 O . Larsen
An orthorhombic mineral, NiSO4 .7H2 O ; may contain
appreciable magnesium; apple-green; in secondary incrustations from the
oxidation of nickel-bearing sulfides. Syn:nickel vitriol
A rose-colored, alkali-bearing, gem-quality variety of beryl identical
with vorobievite. Syn:vorobievite
The South African measure of land, equal to 640.25 square rods, 92,196 ft
2 (8,565 m2 ), 1.44 claims, or 2.1165 English acres
(0.857 ha). There are 284 morgens to a square mile and 735.5 morgens/km
2 . Beerman
A reaming device equipped with three tapered lugs or cutters designed so
that the drilling pressure necessary to penetrate rock with a noncoring
pilot bit forces the diamond-faced cutters of the reamer to expand
outward, thereby enlarging the pilot hole sufficiently to allow the casing
to follow the reamer as drilling progresses. The casing is rotated with a
pipe wrench while the noncoring and expansion bit is turned by the drill,
and the casing is allowed to follow down the reamed-out pilot hole about
1-1/2 to 2 in (4 to 5 cm) behind the upper end of the reamer lugs.
Long
Valuation formula used to ascertain present value (Vp) of a mining share.
Pryor, 3
A mottled variety of jasper found in New South Wales, Australia; much
sought by miners, it commonly occurs with diamonds.
The study of the external shapes of crystals. Hurlbut
a. A rock stratigraphic unit identified by its topographic features; e.g.,
a Pleistocene glacial deposit.
b. A surface, either depositional or erosional, recognized by its
topographic character.
a. The observation of the form of lands. Standard, 2
b. The study of the form and structure of organisms. AGI
c. The form or shape of a crystal or mineral aggregate. Adj.
morphological.
a. The receptacle beneath the stamps in a stamp mill, in which the dies
are placed, and into which the rock is fed to be crushed. Fay
b. A vessel in which rock is crushed by hand with a pestle for sampling or
assaying. Fay
Lime-cemented, valley-flat deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel, found
in Nebraska and Kansas; a type of caliche. AGI