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sampling | a. de marca large drag-mill | a. de mula drag-mill powered by mules | a. ecuatorial ecuatorial drift arrastres nmpl silt, suspended matter arrate nm a pound of sixteen ounces arreador nm a person, usually Creole or mestizo, used to quicken the pace of work in a mine or mill which largely employed Indians, most of whom were mitayos arrecife nm ridge of rock | reef | a. algino algal reef | a. anular annular reef | a. coralino coral reef | a. coroligeno atoll reef | a. costero fringing or shore reef | a. de algas algal reef | a. de barra or barrera barrier reef | a. franeante fringing reef | a. literal fringing reef | a. marginal fringing reef | a. orgdnico organic reef arremolinamiento nm agglomeration arremolinarse vpr to agglomerate arrendadornm lessor arrendamiento nm lease arrendar vtr to lease arrendatario nm lessee, leaseholder arriada nf flood arriarse vpr to flood arribera nf fluvial valley arrinonado,-da adj boytriodal, nodular arriscado,-da adj craggy arroba nf a weight of 25 Spanish pounds (mules could carry a maximum of 14 arrobas) \ a. granadina [Col] a weight equivalent to 125 kilograms | a. inglesa quarter | a. marina a weight of 31 or 32 Spanish pounds arroyado,-da adj gullied | nf course of an arroyo arroyar vtr to gully, form gullies arroyo nm brook, stream, creek | any ephemeral water course | dry wash (less precipitous than a barranca) \ a. desecado nullah | a. subglaciar glacial stream arroyuelo nm brooklet arruga nf small fold arrugacidn nf folding of strata arrugado,-da adj wrinkled, corrugated, fluted arrugamiento nm folding of strata | small fold arrugar vtr to fold arrugia nf gold mine | working of auriferous gravels arrumbamiento nm strike of a bed, vein, etc. | bearing arrumbar vtr to outcrop arseniato nm arsenate A-14 arsenico nm arsenic | a. piritoso arsenopyrite | a. rojo realgar arsenic so,-sa adj arsenious arseniuro nm arsenide arsenoblenda nf arsenic blende | a. amarilla orpiment arsenopirita nf arsenopyrite artesa nf gold pan | [Col] river basin | a. de criba screen pan | a. oscilante cradle (for washing placers) artesiano,-na adj artesian arteson nm wash trough (placer mining) artico,-ca adj arctic asbestino,-na adj asbestine, made of asbestos asbesto nm asbestos | a. actinolito actinolite | a. lignoso ligniform asbestos asbolana nf asbolite, cobalt ocher ascender a vintr to come to, amount to, reach ascenco nm ascent, uplift, raise ascharita nf szaibelyite asentamiento nm settling asentar vtr to rest upon asentarse vpr to settle asentista nm contractor, tutworker | a. de azogue contractor charged with transport of mercury from almacenes reales to silver mining centers such as Cerro Rico de Potost where the patio process of amalgamation was used for silver extraction aserrado,-da adj serrated asfalteno,-na adj asphaltene | nm asphaltene asfaltico,-ca adj asphaltic asfaltifero,-ra adj asphalt-bearing asfalto nm asphalt | a. de escorias clinker asphalt | a. mexicano chapapate | a. verde green tar ashgilliano,-na adj Ashgillian | nm Ashgillian Ashgilliense nm Ashgillian asidero nm asiderite asiento nm settling | sediment that settles in vats, etc. | a. de minus or a. mineral mineralized region asignar a vtr to assign to a formal stratigraphic unit | to allot or allocate asimetria nf asymmetry asimetrico,-ca adj asymmetric asimilacidn nf assimilation | a. magmdtica assimilation asintota nm asymptote asintdtico,-ca adj asymptotic asismico,-ca adj aseismic asociacidn nf assemblage | a. defosiles fossil
assemblage asociar a vtr to associate or associate with | to bracket a category, etc. asombrarse vpr to become flatter | to become more bed or manto like (veins) asomo nm outcrop | edge of a precipice | inlier aspa nf cross in the form of an X | [Pe] the intersection of two veins aspar vtr to cross in the form of an X aspecto nm aspect | a. vitreo glassy appearance aspereza nf roughness, uneveness (of terrain) aspero,-ra adj uneven, rough (terrain) | harsh asperdn nm sandstone | a. carbomfero carboniferous sandstone aspillera nf dissolution surface on carbonate rocks asquistico,-ca adj aschistic asquisto,-ta adj aschistic asta de venado nf [Pe] anglesite astenolito nm asthenolith astenosfera nf asthenosphere asteria nf asteria or asteriated sapphire | cat's eye (a var of chalcedony) asterismo nm asterism Astiano,-na adj Astian astiense nm Astian astilla nf chip, splinter, spall | [Pataz, Pe] particles of gold found in mud accumulated in street gutters after a heavy rain | a. de cantera quarry spall astillarvfr to splinter astillarse vpr to spall | to splinter astilloso,-sa adj hackly, splintery | easily chipped astrago nm soil horizon astrakanita nf astrakhanite astrofilita nf astrophyllite atabacado,-da adj tobacco-colored atacar con acido vtr to etch with acid ataque nm [Pe] breaking ground | a. cjuimico etching | nmpl deads, waste atascadero nm swamp atectdnico,-ca adj atectonic atenuacidn nf attenuation aterramiento nm alluvium | action of silting up aterrar vtr to silt up atico,-ca adj Attic atierre nm silting up | nmpl deads, waste atincar nm refined borax atipico,-ca adj atypical atmdsfera nf atmosphere A-15 atmosferico,-ca adj atmospheric atol nm atoll atoldnnm atoll atolladero nm swamp atdmico,-ca adj atomic atomo nm atom atraccidn nf attraction atravesado,-da adj crossed or cut by another vein, fault, etc. - atravesar vtr to lay across, span | to go or pass through, penetrate | to pierce, run through | to cross, go across | «. a unfilon to cut accross a vein or lode atravesarse vpr to lie across, span atravieso nm [Ch] gap, pass aturiano,-na adj Aturian | nm Aturian aturiense adj Aturian | nm Aturian aturquesado,-da adj turquoise atutia nf tutty (metal oxides encrusted on furnaces and chimneys) auerbaquita nf auerbachite augengneis nm augengneiss aulacdgeno nm aulacogen atunento nm magnification | a. de una playa advance of a beach auramalgama nf gold amalgam aureo,-rea adj gold, golden, aureate aureola nf aureole | a. albitica albitic rim | a. de contacto contact aureole auricalcita nf aurichalcite aurico,-ca adj auric, gold aurifero,-ra adj gold-bearing, auriferous autigenesis nf authigenesis autigenico,-ca adj authigenic autigeno,-na adj authigenic autoclastico,-ca nf autoclastic autocorrelacidn nf autocorrelation autdctono,-na adj autochthonous | nm autochthon autdctonon nm autochthone autoformacidn de brechas nf autobrecciation autointrusidn nf auto-injection, autointrusion autolito nm autolith autometamorfismo nm autometamorphism automorfo nm idiomorphic autdporo nm autopore autopotential nm selfpotential autuniano,-na adj Autunian Autuniense nm Autunian Auversense nm Auversian auxilio nm credit | a. de entre semana credit
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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 and 22: altiplanicie nf high plateau, table
Page 23 and 24: anomaly | a. gravimetrica gravity a
Page 25: aeolian sand | a. esqueleal skeleta
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) |
Page 69 and 70: flecha nf deflection flexibilidad n
Page 71 and 72: gabarro nm xenolith | nodular fragm
Page 73 and 74: granalla nf small grains of metal,
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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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