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A small globular piece of fused metal or metals, usually 1 cm. in diameter

An igneous rock, similar to granite, having a coarse irregular texture. Pegmatites are a common host of minerals and specifically a priority target for well formed crystal minerals such as corundum and tourmaline

The formation of soil from the decomposition of organic matter

Any type of moss which has formed on peat as its substrate

An accumulated mass of decayed or partially decayed plant matter

Situated at the foot of a mountain structure

Likely the most common nickel bearing ore, Nickel iron sulphide, (Fe,Ni)9S8

A T-shaped, hand mining tool which has a wooden or plastic handle fitted in the centre of a steel head with sharp points on either side.

Rock formed from fossilized plant remains

The single particle, which in a group are responsible for electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths, including gamma rays, x-rays, light, microwave energy, and radio waves