Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

Pir A DICTIONARY OF
PIRITA, pyrites, syn. piedra inga, equiv. Ouro Preto, Braz. chumbo
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; p. arsenical, (a) mispickel, (6) leucopyrite ; p. cobriza, p. de
cobre or cobre piritoso, copper % pyrites, syn. cobre (2) amarillo ; p.
comun, pyrite or iron pyrites, see marmaja (1) ; p. de estano, bellmetal
ore or tin pyrites, see u. bronce (3) ; p. de hierro, pyrite ; p.
de manganese, hauerite [MnS,] ; p. magnetica, pyrrhotite ; p. marcial,
pyrite ; p. prismatica, marcasite (marcasita) ; p. radiante, fire-stone
or iron pyrites ; p. roja, niccolite [NiAs] ; piritas sanas, Chile, undecom
posed pyrites ; see abronzado (1), acerado (1), azurronado,
banco (9), bauleao, binches, u. bronce (3), chino (1) and (2), gualda,
marmaja (1) to (4), mica (2) and (4).
PIRITOSO, SA, adj. pyritous, containing pyrites ; see u. pirita.
for cobre piritosa,
PIR6METRO, pyrometer.
PIROPO, PYROPE, a magnesia alumina-garnet of a deep red colour, but
varying to black and green (J. D. granate (1).
Dana), carbuncle (carbunclo), see
PIRQUIN, trabajo al p., Chile, tribute system.
PIRQUINERO, Chile, tributer, see campista ; "el que trabaja sin
metodo ni recursos " (Acad.).
to beat down stones and earth
PISAR, (1) to dip, see inclinarse ; (2)
with a mallet ; (3) p. el molino, Ant. Col. said of stamps, when they
pulverise the ore in the battery (Uribe).
PISO, (1) floor or level, syn. plan (1), planta (1), see galeria ; strictly
speaking the whole of the workings from the floor of one level to the
floor of the next level above ; when
a thick bed is worked in two or more
sections, the lower one is called piso
No. 1, the one above piso No. 2, and
so on, see Fig. 63 ; (2) bottom work-
ing of a mine, syn. plan (2) ; (3)
\ /
floor \/
or foot-wall of a vein or deposit, syn. FlG 63 p. go ,^
floor of
yacente, see u. bajo (3) ; (4)
'
2Piso
v/: t'Piso
a level, drift or gallery, syn. suelo (2), see piano (2), comp. costado,
techo (2) ; (5) p. de madera, timb. bunding or sollar, see camada (3) ;
(6) hoist, deck of a cage, see jaula (2) ; (7) pisos, Mex. timb. lagging
on the floor of a gallery, see revestimiento, u. " "
guarnicion floor ;
of a horse- whim, syn. anden (1), see malacate (1).
PISON, (1) rammer for driving earth, stones or piles, see aplanadera ; a
pavier's rammer ; a pison, by blows of a rammer ; (2) Ant. Col. niech.
prep, stamper, it has a tenon or neck [espiga (2)] by which it is wedged
into the wooden stem [cabo (5)], see pilon (4) ; (3) Chile, a wet crushing-
mill, comp. trapiche.
PISONEAR, to ram, with a pison (1), see apisonar.
PISTADERO, pestle, see maja.
PISTAR, to pound (with a pestle, etc.), see machacar.
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