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Arrastra

A primitive milling process whereby ore is placed in a round, rock lined pit and milled by a series of blocks or crushers, suspended by beams radiating from the centre of the pit

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Autogenous grinding

The grinding of ore in a rotating cylinder using larger pieces of usually homogenous ore to grind down smaller pieces into finer grades

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Arkose

Sandstone with high feldspar content, usually coarse-grained and pink to red

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Argon

A monatomic, inert, colourless gas. Symbol, Ar. Used in light bulbs and fluorescent tubes

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Auger

A simple rotary, gear-driven drilling device

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Argillite

A type of rock deriving from clay or silt, also lacking the cleavage distinctive of slate