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Insoluble

Being chemically resistant to dissolution in a particular substance

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Inferred ore

Value estimates of ore made based on the inference, or assumption of the continuation of mineralization from a known region or face to another determinable point. Inferred measurements can only be upgraded to actual measurements though proper volumetric procedures

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Isotope

A form of the same element containing a different number of neutrons in its nucleus, giving that element characteristic properties and atomic weight

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Irradiation

Radiation that ionizes matter, rather than passing through it or reflecting from it

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Ion exchange

An exchange of ions between two electrolytes or, between an electrolytic solution and another complex, a process used in the aqueous separation of minerals

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Ion

Electrically charged particles missing one or more electrons than an atom