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Neck

Lava that cools in the conduit of a volcano

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Nugget

A small loose alluvial mass of near pure gold or platinum metal

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Nonferrous

A compound, mineral or area that does not contain sufficient quantities of iron to be detected or targeted for iron

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Nodule

Small, round discrete masses of a mineral type, usually found within or displaced from another mineral

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Noble metal

A group of metals with high resistance to oxidation and chemical dissolution, including mercury, gold, rhenium and platinum group elements