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Seismic prospecting

A geophysical study of the study of bedrock depth, or cavity location by the measuring the reflection of shockwaves induced into the ground

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Siderite

A hexagonal, metallic mineral ore of iron, composed of iron carbonate FeCO3

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Sediment

Particles, sand, gravel and other rock, found loose, suspended in solid or liquid, or consolidated

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Shoot

Any length of mineralization, often a discontinuous vein

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Screens

Wire mesh of various size, used for classifying gravel by size

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Shear, Shear zone

A shear zone is a defined type of fault structure subject to secondary metamorphic stresses at its fault edges inward, known as shears, through various zones which exhibit any of foliation, deformation, and folding