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R rabdomancia nf rhabdomancy, dowsing rabidnnm rapids | riffle rabos nmpl [Antioqua, Col] silver-rich slimes from the final (third) settling-vat used for the treatment of tailings radiacidn nf radiation | r. defondo background radiation | r. gamma gamma radiation radiactividad nf radioactivity radiactivo,-va adj radioactive radiado,-da adj radiate radial adj radial radioactivacidn nf radioactivation radioactividad nf radioactivity radioactivo,-va adj radioactive, radiocoloide nm radiocolloid radiodetector nm water monitor (for radioactivity) radioge"nico,-ca adj radiogenic radiohidrologia nf radiohydrology radiolario nm radiolarian radiolisis nf radiolysis radiolitico,-ca adj radiolitic radioluminiscencia nf radioluminescence radiom£trico,-ca adj radiometric radioquimica nf radiochemistry radioquimismo nm radiometrics raedera nf semicircular rake used for collecting ore rafa nf subsidence raiz nm root raja nf cut | crack, split rajado,-da adj split cracked | [Bol] stoped rajadura nf fissure, crack, split rajar vtr to split, crack | [Bol] to extract blockedout ore, stope rajarse vpr to split, crack rajo nm [Bol] block (of ore in a mine) | stope | shallow open cut | r. abierto glory hole | r. al sol glory hole rama nf branch | branch vein | principal gallery in a mine ramada nf branches ramaje nm collection of branches ramal nm secondary branch | secondary gallery in a mine | branch or offshoot of a vein ramalearse vpr to split off, branch off ramaleo nm [Guanajuato, Mex] irregular, twisted veins of quartz and calcite R-l rambla nf rambla, a dry ravine or bed of an ephemeral stream | sandy place | ground covered with sand after floods rameo nm [Ch] zone of disseminated copper ores that separates richer ores ramificackm nf division of a vein into branches ramificado,-da adj branching, braided ramificarse vpr to split up into or divide into branches, to branch, to feather out ramita de fildn nf branch or leader vein ramito nm stringer ramiza nfpl branches ramo nm small branch | branch of a vein ramosita nf scoria raxnpa nf working face | ascent | [struc] ramp | slope rampla nf ramp, shallow incline rampl6n,-ona adj upright ramsayita nf lorenzenite rancholabreiense adj Rancholabrean ranquilita nf haiweeite ranura nf groove | r. de deslizamiento striae rana nf fanglomerate | [Sp] alluvial deposits of Villafrankian age rapasa nf any easily worked stone rapidez nf rate | r. de crecimiento growth rate rapido nm rapids rasa nf high mountain plain | r. costera coastal plain rascar vtr to rework the surface of an abandoned mine rasgo nm characteristic, feature, trait | [Me"x] length of underground workings along the strike of a vein raspador nm [Mex] miner who works the surface of a vein or deposit, raspadura nf streak | scrapings raspar vtr to abrade | to scrape | to clean up an arrastre \ [Bol] to clean up any ore remaining in old workings raspinar vtr [Bol] to clean up any ore remaining in old workings rasposo nm [Comanja, Mex] native silver rastro nm track, trace ratonera nf [Bol] dog-hole, coyote-hole, rat-hole or any other shallow working of little consequence rauda nf rapids rauraciano,-na adj Rauracian rauraciense adj Rauracian rayado,-da adj striped, banded
ayano,-na adj bordering, adjacent rayo nm ray | r. gamma gamma ray | r. x X-ray razon nm ratio | rate | r. de correlacion correlation coefficient | r. de verosimilitudes likelihood ratio reaccidn nf reaction | r. esotermica exothermic reaction reaccionar vintr to react reacondicionar vtr to workover (a well) reactivacidn nf reactivation reactivo,-va adj reactive | nm reagent real nm [Me"x] mining district, traditionally consisting of at least six operating mines and four reduction works adjacent to a town governed by the appropriate civial authorities | coin used in colonial Spanish America equal to 1 /4 of a peseta or 25 centimes | r. de fontanero measure of the rate of water flow | r. de aro [Col] a weight, equivalent to a half a tomin and 1/16 a castellano realce nm any working face that is raised above haulage ways | r. lateral overhand stoping realizar vtr [Bol] to classify ores prior to selective mining reavance nm readvance rebajar vtr to stope underhand rebaje nm butting against | cut | r. de cabeza overhand stope | r. descendente underhand stope rebajo nm [Mex] working of a mineral deposit | r. del cielo overhand stoping | r. lateral underhand stoping rebanada nf a slice of mineral or rock rebanado nm slicing (in mining) rebosdadero nm [Ch] isolated, irregular pocket of ore | [Pe] gold placer rebotallero nm [Mex] person who scavenges dumps for ore reciente adj recent recincho nm [Villanueva del Rio, Sevilla, Sp] pyrite-bearing, fine-grained sandstone partings found in coal beds recial nm rapids reciclaje de gas nm cycling of gas recincho nm [Sevilla, Sp] pyritiferous sandstone occurring in coal seams recio,-ia adj coarse | nm [Sierra Almagrera, Sp] highest grade ore recobro nm recovery (expressed in percent) recodo nm river bend recoger vtr to collect | to gather or collect ores R-2 recolectar vtr to collect recompresion nf repressuring (an almost depleted well) reconcentrado nm [Mex] concentrate reconcentrar vtr to concentrate recongelacion nf refreezing reconocer vtr to search or explore for mineral deposits | to prospect reconociendo nm prospecting, exploration reconocimiento nm exploration, prospecting, search | reconnaissance reconsecuente adj reconsequent, resequent reconstructivo,-va adj recontructive recorrer vtr to traverse recorrimiento nm [surv] traversing recorte nm [Bol] cross-cut recostado,-da adj recumbant recostar vintr to dip recristalizacion nf recrystallization rectificacion nf rectification | correction of a mining claim rectilineo,-nea adj rectilinear recto,-ta adj straight recubrimiento nm covering recuesto nm inclination or dip | slope recumbente adj recumbent recuperacion nf recovery (of ore etc.) | r. secundaria secondary recovery recurso nm resource | r. no renewable nonrenewable resource rechazo nm fault offset or displacement | r. horizontal horizontal displacement | r. vertical vertical displacement, throw red nf network, stockwork | crystal structure | r. alveolar network | r. atomica atomic structure | r. cristalogrdfica crystal structure | r. de fracturas fracture network | r. de iones ionic structure | r. filoniana stockwork redenominado,-da adj renamed redeposicion nf redeposition redepositado,-da adj redeposited, reworked redepositar vtr to redeposit redeposito nm redeposition rediferenciacidn nf redifferentiation redoma nf laboratory flask redondeado,-da adj rounded redondez nf round ness redoniense adj Redonian redoxomdrfico,-ca adj redoxomorphic redruthita nf chalcocite reduccidn nf reduction | r. de escorias slag
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adj adv Aig Ariz BC Bol Br Calif CA
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manzana (Argentina) manzana (Costa
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or pies. The legua is also sometime
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Paraguay Peru Santo Domingo Spain U
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Sources Consulted Fuentes Consultad
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aalenenseadj Aalenian | nm Aalenian
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or any other steel grey silver mine
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Pattison process for separating sil
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deepening | shaft dug to establish
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altiplanicie nf high plateau, table
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anomaly | a. gravimetrica gravity a
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aeolian sand | a. esqueleal skeleta
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assemblage asociar a vtr to associa
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lue | «. de cobalto cobalt blue |
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arranquilla nf [Mex] gully barreal
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dlido nm meteorite bolo nm [Col] a
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cabalgar vtr to overlap | to thrust
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calorifico,-ca adj calorific calori
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menudo small coal | c. mineral coal
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cebo nm [Me"x] smelter charge | [Co
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cleavage | c. paralelo bedding clea
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compresidn nf compression | c. isot
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kinematic symmetry cleavage | c. de
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cribado,-da adj cribate, cribiform
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intrusive body | c. magmdtico boss,
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vein, mine selectively chchipa or c
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D dacitico,-ca nf dacitic danense a
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descubrir vtr to discover desdoblar
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dicroita nf dichroite dicroismo nm
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eclimometro nm clinometer econometr
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escala nf scale | e. de dureza hard
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maxima versimilitud maximum-likelih
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fabrica nf fabric (petrographic) |
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flecha nf deflection flexibilidad n
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gabarro nm xenolith | nodular fragm
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Page 81 and 82: isodina nf isomagnetic line isodina
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Page 85 and 86: keratospilita nf keratospilite (obs
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Page 89 and 90: litro nm liter lixivacidn nf leachi
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Page 101 and 102: N nacarado,-da adj pearly, nacreous
Page 103 and 104: proustite nddulo nm nodule | [Col]
Page 105 and 106: oligoceno,-na adj Oligocene | nm Ol
Page 107 and 108: ortobituminoso,-sa adj orthobitumin
Page 109 and 110: palingenisis nf palingenesis palino
Page 111 and 112: pedrero nm stone cutter | [Ch] ston
Page 113 and 114: petrofa>brico,-ca adj fabric | nm f
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Page 117 and 118: inclinado inclined fold | p. incomp
Page 119 and 120: posmagm£tico,-ca adh postmagmatic
Page 121 and 122: pseudobrecha nf pseudobreccia pseud
Page 123: quetzalztli nm [Mex] transluscent g
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Page 129 and 130: iqueza nf riches | richness | nfpl
Page 131 and 132: saaliense adj Saalian sa'bado nm a
Page 133 and 134: sedentario,-ria adj sedentary sedif
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Page 137 and 138: granalla adamantine shot drilling |
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Page 147 and 148: u ubicacion nf location, position,
Page 149 and 150: varva nf varve | v. de arcilla glac
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Page 155 and 156: yodado,-da adj iodized | containing
Page 157 and 158: caldfera calcium zeolite | z. de Bo
Page 159: side of a vein, (this is, of course
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