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contact vein — noun : a vein formed along the common boundary of two different rock formations : a contact deposit of tabular form … Useful english dictionary
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glaciomarine deposit — Glacially eroded, terrestrially derived sediments (clay, silt, sand, and gravel) that accumulated on the ocean floor. Sediments may be accumulated as an ice contact deposit, by fluvial transport, ice rafting, or eolian transport. GG & GM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Broken Hill Ore Deposit — The Broken Hill Ore Deposit is located underneath Broken Hill in western New South Wales, Australia, and is the namesake for the town. It is arguably the world s richest and largest zinc lead ore deposit. Discovery The Broken Hill ore deposit was … Wikipedia
Ohmic contact — An ohmic contact is a region on a semiconductor device that has been prepared so that the current voltage (I V) curve of the device is linear and symmetric. If the I V characteristic is non linear and asymmetric, the contact is not ohmic, but is… … Wikipedia
hydrothermal mineral deposit — ▪ geology any concentration of metallic minerals formed by the precipitation of solids from hot mineral laden water (hydrothermal solution). The solutions are thought to arise in most cases from the action of deeply circulating water heated … Universalium
Manto ore deposit — For other uses, see Manto (disambiguation). Manto orebodies are stratabound irregular to rod shaped ore occurrences usually horizontal or near horizontal in attitude. Manto deposits are an important source of copper, forming one of the world… … Wikipedia
glacial-marine sedimentation — The accumulation of glacially eroded, terrestrially derived sediment in the marine environment. Sediment may be introduced by fluvial transport, by ice rafting, as an ice contact deposit, or by eolian transport. Compare: glaciomarine… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits — Kambalda type nickel ore deposits are a class of magmatic nickel copper ore deposit in which the physical processes of komatiite volcanology serve to enrich, concentrate and deposit nickel bearing sulfide within the lava flow environment of an… … Wikipedia
photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… … Universalium
