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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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SPANISH MINING TERMS Tarn<br />

TALA, Port, lath, see lata (2) ; t. de jun^ao, fish-plate, see u. chapa.<br />

TALABORD6N, Ant. Col. (1) talabordones, boards or planks placed<br />

along the upper sides <strong>of</strong> flumes or trestle aqueducts so that they can<br />

hold more water, see mampuesto (3) ; (2) wooden breastworks [trinchos<br />

(1) de madera] placed in the side or centre <strong>of</strong> a landslide in order to<br />

sustain the water <strong>of</strong> a ditch (acequia), comp. tapon, trincho (2), tupia ;<br />

(3) t. de un tambor (4), de una zapa (2), etc., edge <strong>of</strong> a rise, intermediate<br />

level, etc. (used in measuring ground).<br />

TALACHA, Mex. pickaxe ; mattock, syn. talbacha, see zapapica.<br />

TALADRA, bor. wimple or wimble, see u. trepano.<br />

TALADRAR, to bore or drill, see barrenar.<br />

TALADRO, (1) carp, gimlet, auger, see barrena (1) ; (2) borer or<br />

drill, see barrena (2) ; maquina de t., see perforadora ; t. de punta<br />

de diamante, diamond-drill ; t. de sondeo, boring-chisel or chisel ;<br />

(3) boring-bit or bit (Chalon), see bisel (2) ; (4) hole bored by (2), bore-<br />

hole, syn. t. de mina, see barreno (1) ; (5) bor. open auger, see u. trepano.<br />

TALABACHA,<br />

see talacha.<br />

TALCO, talc, syn. Mex. piedra de jabon (5), see chimaltizatl, espejuelo (1),<br />

v. hoja (3), tosca (7) ; for soapstone var. <strong>of</strong> talc., see jabon (1).<br />

TALEGA (Port, taleigo), bag, sack, syn. Mex. talia, seesaco (1) ;<br />

"<br />

angosta<br />

talega ancho costal " (proverb for poor people).<br />

TALHO ABERTO, see u. tajo (2).<br />

TALIA, see talega.<br />

TALLA, (1) working-place or cut, equiv. Fr. taille, see tajo (4) ; metodo<br />

de grandes tallas, long wall method ; (2) quarr. cutting or dressing ;<br />

(3) S. Sp. ten journeys made by boys carrying mineral, see u. tarea (2).<br />

TALLADO, cutting <strong>of</strong> gems, etc.<br />

TALLAR, to cut gems, etc. ; quarr. to hew stone.<br />

TALLER, (1) workshop, machine-shop, syn. obrador (2), <strong>of</strong>icina (1) ;<br />

t. de ajustador, fitting-shop ; t. de reparaciones, repairing-shop ;<br />

(2) laboratory, see laboratorio ; (3) mill, see hacienda (4), molino (1) ;<br />

t. de monda or partidor, sorting-floors ; t. de preparation mecanica,<br />

dressing-floors ; (4) Span. Am. timber-yard.<br />

TALQUE,<br />

see tasconio.<br />

TALUD, slope or declivity <strong>of</strong> a bank, <strong>of</strong> the outside <strong>of</strong> a wall, etc., talus,<br />

see arrastre (2).<br />

TAMANO, size ;<br />

for different sizes <strong>of</strong> ore or mineral, see cabezuela (2).<br />

u. carbon (2), cribado (2), cuesco (2), finos, gabarro, granado (2) and<br />

(3), grancilla (coal), granilla, granza (1), granzita, granzon (1), grueso,<br />

nuzco, pachapampa.<br />

TAMBOR, (1) drum <strong>of</strong> a horse-whim or malacate (1), syn. vulg. bombo<br />

jaula (1), linternilla (2), comp. molinete (2) ; drum <strong>of</strong> any hoistingengine<br />

for round rope, equiv. Fr. tambour, Ger. Fbrderkbrbe ;<br />

t. de<br />

arrollamiento, winding-drum for round ropes ; t. de friction, frictiondrum<br />

; t. espiraloide, t. de espiral truncada are var., see cono (3), comp.<br />

bobina ; (2) mech. prep, trommel ; t. clasificador, classifying trommel,<br />

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