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Carbide

A compound of carbon plus one or more metals or minerals

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Carat

A unit of weight for diamonds, pearls, and other gems

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Cavitation

The rapid formation and collapse of tiny bubbles within the cavities of a solid material immersed in liquid, altogether subjected to rapid and intense pressure changes induced by ultrasonic waves

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Canamin clay

A type of colloidal aluminum silicate clay from British Columbia, Canada

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Cathode

Refined metals in the form of a plate,  rod or bar

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Catch pit

A recess in the floor of a mine designed to prevent the leakage of minerals.