Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

Vet A DICTIONARY OF
Gang, Erzgang, see canal (14), cantera (3), fibra (2), fibrazon, filon (1),
guia (5), hebra (2), macho (4), mena(l), ramal (3), vena (1). NOTE.
The Spaniards use the term filon for the large and more important
veins, those of less consequence being called veta, vena, and their
diminutives. In Mexico, and in Spanish America generally, veta =
lode. In Colombia lodes are generally termed hilos (threads),
agujas (needles) being leaders, branches or small veins. Mina
de v., a vein mine, as distinguished from an alluvial mine (mina
de aluvion) ; v. caldeada al respaldo, vein " frozen " (lit. welded)
to the walls ; v. de cajon (10), inclined lode (in Col. = vertical lode
or one inclined from 45 to 90) ; v. de cuarzo, cross-spur ; v. de
resbalon, vertical lode ; v. de sombra, vein inclined from 20 to 60 ;
v. dislocadora, dislocator ; v. de manta (3), see manta (3) ; v. en curia,
gash vein ; veta-filon, fissure vein ; v. madre, main lode ; v. manteada,
horizontal vein, see u. remolino (2) ; v. rechazada, dislocated vein ;
v. sin crestones, " blind " lode ; v. transversal, cross-vein or lode ;
see ahogada (1), u. borra (3), clavada (2), u. corrido, da, crucero (2),
u. echado, da, u. frutos (2), hoyada [. trabajo (2)], legitimas, manto
(3), u. oblicuo, cua, u. recostado, da, u. robado, da, u. seco, ca, it.
serpenteado, da, u. socio, ia, sol (1), tambor (3), u. tope (6),
u. transversal. (2) Bed or seam, see capa (1), e.g., sometimes applied
to a seam of coal ; vetas, Almaden, Sp. the cinnabar-bearing quartzite
beds and grit, see mercurio (2) ; (3) rib of ore in a vein or lode (S.
Ramirez), leader, pay-streak, see cinta (2) ; (4) mineral waters found
underground, see manantial ; (5) vein in wood or marble, grain, see
vena (4) ; (6) Peru, mountain sickness, see soroche (1).
VETADORA,
see u. batea.
VETARR6N, big lode, see veta (1).
VETICA, VETICILLA, small vein, see u. fibra (2), filon (2), veta (1).
VETILLA, (1) small vein or leader, see nervadura, veta (1) ; (2) Mex.
slide (Dwight), see u. salto (1) ; (3) vetillas, Mex. grooves in slickenside
(Dwight), see piano (4).
VIA, (1) way, road, route, see camino (1) ; rail, line, track, syn. Span.
Am. carrilera v. ; ferrea, camino de hierro or ferrocarril, railway,
railroad ; v. mixta, ordinary road with geared portions for ascending
slopes ; v. muerta, rail, siding (closed at one end) ; v. principal, main
road or line ; (2) underground road, gallery or shaft ; v. de comunica-
cion, shaft [pozo (2)] or gallery [galeria (1)] ; vias de transports
diagonal = Fr. voies thiernes ; vias generales, main roads or
galleries ; vias second arias, secondary roads or galleries ; (3) aerial
ropeway, cableway or wire -rope tramway ; v. de alambre suspendido,
wire ropeway, syn. andarivel, cable aereo, cable-via aereo
(Dwight), ferrocarril aereo, transports aereo, equiv. Fr. cable aerien,
cable porteur aerien, plan aerien, transport aerien, zeonifere, Ger.
Drahlseilbahn ; (4) v. vertical, guides for a skip or cage, see guiaderas ;
(5) v. de escape, overflow waterway of a dam, etc., see rebosadero (1) ;
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