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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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SPANISH MINING TERMS Cer<br />

is made, see cendra (1) ; (3) Chile, crucible <strong>of</strong> a copper- smelting<br />

furnace, see crisol (2).<br />

CENDRADILLA, Mex. small vessel or refining furnace (reverberatory)<br />

for rich ores, syn. galeme (3).<br />

CENICERO, ash-hole, ashpit, ashpan, see u. buitron (2).<br />

CENICILLA, Mex. black earthy residue obtained in reducing quicksilver<br />

ores in the old Mexican gallery furnace (J. Mactear), comp. ceniza (2),<br />

see mercurio (2).<br />

CENIDO, Mex. narrowed (Dwight).<br />

CENIT, surv. zenith.<br />

GENITAL, surv. angulos cenitales, zenith or vertical angles, as dis-<br />

tinguished from horizontal angles (azimutes).<br />

CENIZA, (1) ashes, cinder; c. de hueso, bone-ash, see cendra (1) ;<br />

(2) Huitzuco, Guerr. Mex. a black ash, or mixture <strong>of</strong> antimony<br />

oxide, soot, and mercury (30 per cent.) obtained from the condensing<br />

chambers, comp. cenicilla, see mercurio (2).<br />

for plata ceniza or<br />

CENIZO, ZA, adj. ash-coloured or resembling ashes ;<br />

metal (3) cenizo, see u. plata (2).<br />

CENIZO-NEGRO, region de, Chanarcillo, Chile, the second zone still<br />

containing chloride <strong>of</strong> silver, but in which ruby silver first appears ;<br />

it is a transition zone, gradually merging int,o the negros (5) zone<br />

proper.<br />

CENOTE, deposit <strong>of</strong> water found in Mexico and elsewhere in America,<br />

generally at a great depth in the centre <strong>of</strong> a cavern (Acad.), see cueva<br />

(1).<br />

CENSO, quit-rent ; census.<br />

CENTRO, (1) centre ; (2) height and depth <strong>of</strong> a thing ; (3) axis (<strong>of</strong><br />

a stream, etc.), see eje (1).<br />

CEPILLAR, carp, to plane, see acepillar.<br />

CEPILLO, (1) carpenter's plane, syn. juntera, repasadera ; c. bocel,<br />

moulding- plane ; c. grande, planer, c. chico, shaper ; c. de ranurar,<br />

rabbit-plane, see garlopa, guillame ; (2) mech. prep, a brush, e.g., a<br />

horse -brush used for washing tables and screens, see escobilla (1).<br />

CEPO, (1) Mex. a cylindrical post fixed into the bottom <strong>of</strong> an arrastre<br />

(3), and upon which the vertical post or peon (3) revolves (S. Ramirez) ;<br />

(2) a notch in which timber is fixed (Dwight), see huida (1) ; (3) the<br />

cross-sill <strong>of</strong> a battery-frame; there are usually two in the native mills<br />

<strong>of</strong> Ant. Col, known as the c. superior (upper), and c. inferior (lower) ;<br />

(4) c. de tornillo, u. haul., screw- grip used in tightening the tail-rope<br />

(Molina) ; (5) block <strong>of</strong> an anvil (yunque), syn. macho (10), tajo (7).<br />

CEQUIA, CEQUI6N, obs. see acequia.<br />

CERA, (1) wax ; c. fosil or mineral, mineral wax or ozocerite ;<br />

(2) tapers and candles <strong>of</strong> wax ; (3) side-walk, see acera (1).<br />

CERBATARA, see u. macana (2).<br />

CERCA, (1) fence, enclosing wall or hedge, see also cierro, estacada<br />

(1) ; (2) Chile, bed-rock, see roca (6) it is sometimes spelt circa.

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