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Fal A DICTIONARY OF<br />

FALL (<strong>of</strong> ground, ro<strong>of</strong>, etc.), caida (6); Port, desabamento, see cave,<br />

water-fall.<br />

FALSE-BOTTOM or<br />

fondo (5) flotante.<br />

diaphragm (Kind-Chaudron method <strong>of</strong> sinking),<br />

FANG,<br />

see air-box.<br />

FAULT, geol. falla (1), quiebra (2), (Col.) liso (3) ;<br />

see throw.<br />

FEEDING, see charging.<br />

FENCING or railing (round a shaft), antepecho (2) ;<br />

FILLER,<br />

see onsetter.<br />

Port, falha, quebra (1) ;<br />

Port, estacada.<br />

FILLING (lode mass), relleno (4), (Mex.) cuerpo (4) ; Port, enchimento<br />

(1) ; see loading, onsetting, packing.<br />

FINENESS <strong>of</strong> gold or standard, ley (3) de oro fino, tenor fino.<br />

FINERY PROCESS, met. (iron), anno de hierro ;<br />

FINES, see smalls.<br />

Port, afinacao de ferro.<br />

FINING, met. (tin) afino ; Port. afinaQao ; (copper) (Rio Tinto, Sp.)<br />

subida (3).<br />

FIRE-DAMP, grisu, (Mex.) toro ; fire-hole (<strong>of</strong> a reverberatory fur-<br />

nace), puerta (1) de carga ; fire-man, see stoker ; fire-place, see<br />

hearth ; fire-room, see u. shaft ; fire-setting, torrefaccion (2) ; firewood,<br />

lena, Port, lenha.<br />

FISH-PLATE, transp.<br />

trilhos.<br />

eclisa, (Mex.) planchuela ; Port. (Braz.) fixa de<br />

FISSURE, hendedura ; Port, fenda, greta.<br />

FLAG, see slab ; flag-bearer, surv. portabandera ; Port, portabandeira ;<br />

Port. lage.<br />

flagstone, losa (1), (Linares, Sp.) cobija (2) ;<br />

FLANK, see u. leg.<br />

FLASK (<strong>of</strong> quicksilver), botella (1), frasco (Port. id.).<br />

FLOAT, met. reposadero (2) exterior or ; shoad-stones, rodados (1),<br />

sueltos, (Col.) riegos (3).<br />

FLOOD (mine), aguada (1); Port. inundac.ao ; see drown out ; flood-,<br />

Port, comporta.<br />

sluice- or waste-gate, compuerta (2), sangradera (1) ;<br />

FLOOR (<strong>of</strong> a vein or deposit), see foot-wall ; (<strong>of</strong> a horse-whim) anden (1) ;<br />

Port, soalho.<br />

(<strong>of</strong> a level) piso (4), suelo (2), (Mex.) piano (2) ;<br />

FLOURING or sickening (<strong>of</strong> mercury), met. (Mex.) lis, desecho (1).<br />

FLUCAN, see u. selvage.<br />

FLUE, channel or passage, met. tragante (5).<br />

FLUME, caz, canal (5), (Co.) canoa (1) ; Port, canal.<br />

FLUX, met. flujo, castina (calcareous) ; Port, fundente ; (ore-flux),<br />

Port, metal de ajuda.<br />

fundente, (Mex.) liga (4), metal de ayuda (1) ;<br />

FOLDING, geol.<br />

mento.<br />

plegadura, plegamiento, arrugamiento ; Port, dobra-<br />

FOOT-WALL or floor (<strong>of</strong> a deposit), baja (3), (Mex.) bajo (3) ; Port.<br />

lapa, jazida (3).<br />

FOREBREAST, breast, end, face or front, fronton (1), frente (1); Port.<br />

(Braz.) fim [de cabeceira (2)] ; fore-hearth, met. antecrisol ; Port. id. ;<br />

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