Gravel deposits where bedrock is higher than the surrounding areas and the deposit is generally not prone to benching, usually a dry placer
Gravel deposits where bedrock is higher than the surrounding areas and the deposit is generally not prone to benching, usually a dry placer
Sections of ore which contain high economic concentrations of target minerals
Sections of ore which contain high economic concentrations of target minerals
Consisting of not one but various elements
A geologic process occurring inside or below the Earths crust
Exactly half of a sphere
A substance containing water
An common oxide of iron, and form of iron ore, which takes a high polish and is frequently in gemstones and jewelry
A prefix describing a glassy characteristic
A group of metals from copper to bismuth on the periodic table of elements, or any element with a specific gravity of 4 or more