mineral+vein
31mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
32Adit — Gated entrance of an abandoned adit near Medford, Oregon, USA …
33La Veta, Colorado — Infobox Settlement official name = Town of La Veta, Colorado other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank… …
34apex — The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e.g., in mining law, apex of a vein. See Larkin v. Upton, 144 U.S. 19, 12 S.Ct. 614, 36 L.Ed. 330. An apex is all that portion of a terminal edge of a mineral vein from which the vein has… …
35apex — The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e.g., in mining law, apex of a vein. See Larkin v. Upton, 144 U.S. 19, 12 S.Ct. 614, 36 L.Ed. 330. An apex is all that portion of a terminal edge of a mineral vein from which the vein has… …
36Oxlow Cavern — Location Castleton, Derbyshire, England Depth 140 m (460 ft) to West Chamber Length 1.4 km (0.87 mi) (4.75 km (2.95 mi) including Maskill Mine Giant s Hole) Geology …
37Gossan — is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein. In the classic gossan or iron cap all that remains is iron oxides and quartz often in the form of boxworks, quartz lined… …
38Great Flat Lode Trail — The Great Flat Lode Trail is a 12 km (7.5 miles) long circular trail around Carn Brea in West Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and is one of Cornwall s Mineral Tramway Trails. The Great Flat Lode is a huge mineral bearing body located to the… …
39John Arthur Phillips — Infobox Scientist name = John Arthur Phillips box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1822|02|18 birth place = Polgooth, Cornwall death date = dda|1887|01|05|1822|02|18 death place = London residence = citizenship = British… …
40Gill rakes — Rake Rake (r[=a]k), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. ore gein to stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. {Reckon}.] 1. An implement… …
