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Landslide

The mass movement of loose alluvial debris, usually on a steep gradient

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Landsat

A satellite which provides landscapes imagery including patterns, geologic structures

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Lamprophyre

An igneous sedimentary rock, composed of altered mafic and ultramafic minerals

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Lamellar

A term used to describe the arrangement of leaves or sheets in a structure, sometimes bound on a side

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Level

Subterraneous horizontal passages in a mine, the usual intersection of a mine shaft

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Low quartz

Quartz formed below 573 degrees C, SiO2  possessing less symmetry and hardness than the same formed at a higher temperature

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Low-grade

Ore containing a small but detectable grade of mineralization, favourable only if the extent of mineralization is enormous, consistent, and accessible

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Long tom

A trough usually 2 meters long, used for washing gold-bearing earth utilizing moving water and a series of riffles for trapping heavy particles. It is longer than a rocker or sluice