stockwork

  • 1Stockwork — Stock work , n. [G. stockwerk.] 1. (Mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) A metalliferous deposit characterized by… …

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  • 2Stockwork — In geology, a stockwork is a complex system of structurally controlled or randomly oriented veins. Stockworks are common in many ore deposit types and especially notable in greisens. They are also referred to as stringer zones …

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  • 3stockwork — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: part translation of German stockwerk, from stock stick, stump, trunk of a tree (from Old High German stoc) + werk work more at stock 1. : a system of working in ore when it lies not in strata or veins but in solid… …

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  • 4Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit — Volcanogentic massive sulfide ore deposit at Kidd Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada, formed 2.4 billion years ago on an ancient seafloor. Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits (VMS ) are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly Cu Zn Pb which …

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  • 5Hemerdon Mine — pits near Lee Moor. The mine, out of operation since 1944, hosts one of the largest tungsten and tin deposits in the world. [ [http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page674?oid=41265 sn=Detail Mineweb Article] ]… …

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  • 6Штокверк — рудное тело неправильной формы (чаще изометричное), представляющее собой массу г. п., пронизанную густой сетью различно ориентированных прожилков и насыщенную вкрапленностью рудных м лов. Примером Ш. являются тела некоторых м ний Сu, Sn, Mo,… …

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  • 7Ore — For other uses, see Ore (disambiguation). Iron ore (Banded iron formation) …

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  • 8Breccia — (pronEng|ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃiə, it. breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of several minerals or rocks in a matrix, that is a cementing material, that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. A breccia may have a variety …

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