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Gneiss

A metamorphic rock consisting of usually finely banded crystalline layers

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Glacial striations

Abrasions on rocks, minerals or landscape caused by the movement of glaciers and glacial material

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Grubstake

An arrangement of supplying, equipping or aiding a prospector in exchange for a percentage of a discovery, contingent upon the success of the prospector

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Global Positioning System

A system of navigation that works based on a series of 25 or more satellites orbiting the earth, where at least 3 or more satellites are used to triangulate an exact location of its receiving units

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Ground sluicing

The process of collecting dense placer material by a series of riffles placed in a stream of water

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Grizzly

A large screen, sieve or mesh structure used for the process of grading rocks and gravels by size

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Greenstone

General terms applied to altered, basaltic igneous rock coloured Dark green by chlorite, actinolite or epidote