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anaerobico,-ca adj anaerobic analcima nf analcime, analcite anabergita nf annabergite anacarado,-da adj pearly analisis nm analysis | a. armonico harmonic analysis | a. cristalqutmico crystal-chemical analysis | a. cualitativo qualitative test | a. cuantitativo quantitative test | a. de cedazo screen or sieve analysis | a. de la variancia analysis of variance | a. discriminante discriminant analysis | a. factorial factor analysis | «. ponderal gravimetric analysis | a. quimico chemical analysis analista nm and nf analyst analitico,-ca adj analytic, analytical analizador nm analyst | analyzer | a. fotometrico photometric analyzer analizar vtr to analyze anasismo nm anaseism anastomasado,-da adj anastamosing anastomosarse vpr to anastomose anatasa nf anatase anataxia nf anataxis anaxil adj anaxial anco nm [Bol] impure native silver | [Ch, Pe] a silver ore ancon nm bay, cove anconada nf large bay, cove ancho,-cha adj broad, wide | nm width, breadth anchura nf width of a bed or deposit | widening of a vein, etc. | open terrain anchuron nm chamber, room (in a mine) anchuroso,-sa adj wide, large andadero,-ra adj accessible by foot andalucita nf andalusite andana nf lineation of hill, etc. andarivel nm aerial tramway anden nm [Bol, Pe] terrace (landform) andino,-na adj Andean andurrial nm clay pit or deposit anegable adj subject to flooding anegar vtr to flood, submerge, inundate anegarse vpr to be flooded, submerged, inundated anfibio nm amphibian anfibol nm amphibole anfibolesquisto nm hornblende schist anfibolico,-ca adj amphibolic anfibolifero,-ra adj amphibole-bearing anfibolita nf amphibolite A-10 anfibolizacidn nf amphibolization anfingena nf leucite anfiteatromorrenico nm glacial lodge anfotero,-ra adj amphoteric anfractuosidad nf extent of broken terrain angla nf cape angosto,-ta adj narrow angostarse vpr to thin, become narrow angostura nf narrowness | narrow, pass, gorge | narrows of a river Angoumense nm Angoumian angra nf cove, small bay anguena nf [Sp] silver ore angulo nm angle | corner | a agudo acute angle | a axil axial angle | a axil aparente apparent axial angle | a de cabeceo angle of pitch | dde cizalladura angle of shear | a de deslizamiento angle of slide | a de discordancia angle of unconformity | a de estratification angle of bedding | a de extintion angle of extinction | a de incidencia angle of incidence | a de inclination angle of dip, pitch | a de pendiente angle of slope | a de reflexion angle of reflection | a de refration angle of refraction | a de reposo angle of repose or rest | a de rotation angle of rotation | a. de rumbo angle of strike | a externo external angle | a interno internal angle | dobtuso obtuse angle | a recto right angle | estar en a to be at an angle | formar un a con to be at an angle to | formar un a de to form an angle of angulosidad nf angularity anguloso,-sa adj angular anhedral adj anhedral anhidrico,-ca adj anhydrous anhidrita nf anhydrite anhidro,-ra adj anhydrous anidado,-da adj nested aniego nm [Mex] inundation, flooding aniegue nm [Mex] inundation, flooding anihedrico,-ca adj alotriomorphic anillo nm ring, annulus | a. anual annual ring anisiano,-na adj Anisian Anisiense nm Anisian anisometrico,-ca adj anisometric anisopericlasa nf fault or fracture parallel to a fold anisotropia nf anisotropy anisotropico,-ca adj anisotropic anisotropo,-pa adj anisotropic anodo nm anode anomalia nf anomaly | a. al aire libre free air
anomaly | a. gravimetrica gravity anomaly | a. magnetica magnetic anomaly andmalo,-la adj anomalous anormalidad nf abnormality anorgandgeno,-na adj inorganic anorogenico,-ca adj anorogenic an6rtico,-ca adj asymmetric anortita nf anorthite anortoclasa nf anorthoclase anortosita nf anorthosite anqueria nf [Pe] silver ore that mimics cubic galena anta nf [Pe] copper | a. chacra copper mine anta'rticoj-ca adj antarctic antearrecife nm forereef antecambriano,-na adj Precambrian | nm Precambrian antecedente adj antecedent | nmpl preliminary data anteclisa nf anteclise antecubeta nf foredeep antefosa nf foreland basin, foredeep antepaisnm foreland antepecho nm bench (in a mine) antepozo nm foreshaft anticlasa nf anticlase anticlinal adj anticlinal | nm anticline | a. acostado recumbant anticline | a. asimetrico asymmetric anticline | a. calvo bald-headed anticline | a. de sill air saddle | a. desmantelado breached anticline | a. recostado recumbant anticline | a. recumbente recumbant anticline | a. simetrico symmetric anticline | a. tumbado overturned anticline | a. volcado inverted or overturned anticline anticlinorio nm anticlinorium antiduna nf antidune antiforma nf antiform antiguo,-gua adj ancient | primordial | olden, dating back to Spanish colonial times or earlier | nm mine worked in Spanish colonial times antimoniado,-da adj antimony-bearing antim6nico,-ca adj antimony, antimonic antimonio nm antimony | antimony ore | a. arsenical allemontite | a. blanco valentinite | a. gris stibnite | a. rojo kermesite antimonioso,-sa adj antimonial antidndula nf antiripple antipertita nf antiperthite antirizadura nf antiripple antitetico,-ca adj antithetic A-II antofilita nf anthophyllite antracita nf anthracite antracitico,-ca adj anthracitic antracito,-ta adj black antracitoso,-sa adj anthracite-bearing antro nm cave, cavern anularod1; annular anil nm indigo blue anilado,-da adj indigo blue aovado,-da adj oval, egg-shaped apacheta nf [Pe] summit or mountain apogado,-da adj extinct, quenched, extinguished apacheta nf [Pe] summit, pass apagar vtr to quench, extinguish | a. un homo to blow out a furnace apalache adj Appalachian | nm Appalachian apalancar vtr to lever | to get ore from a hopper apantanar vtr to flood, inundate aparato nm apparatus | system | a. volcanico volcanic system aparecer vintr to appear in the literal sense as in 'the ship appeared on the horizon 1 thus las andesitas aparecen intruidas por unfilon does not imply any doubt about the intrusive relationship | to appear on a list aparejado,-da adj paired aparejamiento nm pairing aparejo nm apparatus, rig | a. de perforacion drilling rig aparinar vtr to show indications of ore apartado nm sorting or cobbing of ore | smelting | refining or parting of gold | smelter | a. a. mono hand sorting | casa del a. parting or assay establishment apartador nm ore picker | smelter apartamiento nm extraction of minerals apartar vtr to sort or cob ore | to part or refine during assaying | to extract minerals aparte adv separately, separated apatito nm apatite | a. fluor fluorapatite apeador nm land surveyor apeadura nf surveying apear vtr to survey | to shore, timber, brace apeo nm survey | timbering, shoring aperatura nf aperture | act of opening (a mine) apice nm apex apilamiento nm arrangement of atoms in a crystal lattice apique nm [Col] shaft or winze apireo nm [Ch] removal of ore in hand-carried baskets
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Page 3 and 4: adj adv Aig Ariz BC Bol Br Calif CA
Page 5 and 6: manzana (Argentina) manzana (Costa
Page 7 and 8: or pies. The legua is also sometime
Page 9 and 10: Paraguay Peru Santo Domingo Spain U
Page 11 and 12: Sources Consulted Fuentes Consultad
Page 13 and 14: aalenenseadj Aalenian | nm Aalenian
Page 15 and 16: or any other steel grey silver mine
Page 17 and 18: Pattison process for separating sil
Page 19 and 20: deepening | shaft dug to establish
Page 21: altiplanicie nf high plateau, table
Page 25 and 26: aeolian sand | a. esqueleal skeleta
Page 27 and 28: assemblage asociar a vtr to associa
Page 29 and 30: lue | «. de cobalto cobalt blue |
Page 31 and 32: arranquilla nf [Mex] gully barreal
Page 33 and 34: dlido nm meteorite bolo nm [Col] a
Page 35 and 36: cabalgar vtr to overlap | to thrust
Page 37 and 38: calorifico,-ca adj calorific calori
Page 39 and 40: menudo small coal | c. mineral coal
Page 41 and 42: cebo nm [Me"x] smelter charge | [Co
Page 43 and 44: cleavage | c. paralelo bedding clea
Page 45 and 46: compresidn nf compression | c. isot
Page 47 and 48: kinematic symmetry cleavage | c. de
Page 49 and 50: cribado,-da adj cribate, cribiform
Page 51 and 52: intrusive body | c. magmdtico boss,
Page 53 and 54: vein, mine selectively chchipa or c
Page 55 and 56: D dacitico,-ca nf dacitic danense a
Page 57 and 58: descubrir vtr to discover desdoblar
Page 59 and 60: dicroita nf dichroite dicroismo nm
Page 61 and 62: eclimometro nm clinometer econometr
Page 63 and 64: escala nf scale | e. de dureza hard
Page 65 and 66: maxima versimilitud maximum-likelih
Page 67 and 68: fabrica nf fabric (petrographic) |
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granalla nf small grains of metal,
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H haba nf nodule | nodular (bean-li
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horizonte nm bed, layer, stratum |
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depth meter indicatriz nf indicatri
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isodina nf isomagnetic line isodina
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cage jayet nm jet jazido nm layer,
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keratospilita nf keratospilite (obs
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[Serrata de Lorca, Sp] bed of nativ
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litro nm liter lixivacidn nf leachi
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llinqui w/[Sandia, Pe] clayey, ster
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| pooling of properties to obtain a
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containing 50 to 60 ounce per ton s
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minal adj pertaining to a mine mina
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muestreo nm sampling multicolineali
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N nacarado,-da adj pearly, nacreous
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proustite nddulo nm nodule | [Col]
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oligoceno,-na adj Oligocene | nm Ol
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ortobituminoso,-sa adj orthobitumin
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palingenisis nf palingenesis palino
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pedrero nm stone cutter | [Ch] ston
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petrofa>brico,-ca adj fabric | nm f
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pentlandite | p. magnetica pyrrhoti
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inclinado inclined fold | p. incomp
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posmagm£tico,-ca adh postmagmatic
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pseudobrecha nf pseudobreccia pseud
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quetzalztli nm [Mex] transluscent g
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ayano,-na adj bordering, adjacent r
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emanso nm pool of still water | bac
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iqueza nf riches | richness | nfpl
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saaliense adj Saalian sa'bado nm a
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sedentario,-ria adj sedentary sedif
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silicificar vtr to silicify silicil
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granalla adamantine shot drilling |
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tabaire nm a variety of soft limest
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telogen£tico,-ca adj telogenetic t
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tilloide nm tilloid tina nf [Cerro
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trapiche nm [Ch] crude mill for cru
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u ubicacion nf location, position,
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varva nf varve | v. de arcilla glac
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volcar vtr to invert, overturn | to
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xairo,-ra adj [Col] skew, oblique x
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yodado,-da adj iodized | containing
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caldfera calcium zeolite | z. de Bo
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side of a vein, (this is, of course
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