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GOLD PANNING [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
  • Geological Prospecting
OBS

panning: Washing earth or crushed rock in a pan, by agitation with water, to obtain the particles of greatest specific gravity which it contains (chiefly practiced for gold, but also for quicksilver, diamonds and other gems).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
  • Prospection géologique
OBS

batée : Auge circulaire [dans laquelle l'agitation de] l'eau permet de faire apparaître et de concentrer les minéraux denses, comme les paillettes d'or. Par extension : Opération élémentaire faite avec cet instrument.

Spanish

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