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Agglutinate

A pyroclastic deposit characterized by vitric binding or sintering of its minerals

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Afterbreak

Materials sliding inwards or moving concavely inside of a break

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Aerial magnetometer

An instrument aboard, or attached to, an airplane used to detect the strength of a magnetic field

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Aegirine

A sodium-ferric monoclinic iron silicate, NaFe3+Si2O6, which occurs in soda-rich igneous rock

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Adit

A horizontal opening driven into a hill or mountain for providing access to minerals

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Analcime

An isometric mineral of the zeolite group, 16[Na(H2O)(AlSi2O6)]

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Alluvium

Deposits of sedimentary material transported from their source, most notably influenced by erosional forces and gravity