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VEIN WALL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

The hanging wall or footwall of a vein; the side or surface defining where the ore ceases and country rock begins ...

CONT

The boundaries of vein orebodies may be the vein walls or they can be assay boundaries within the veins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Terrain stérile qui borde une couche ou un filon et qui le délimite.

OBS

L'éponte qui est au-dessus d'une couche est appelée toit; celle qui est au-dessous, mur.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «parement» et «paroi» qui, dans une galerie de mine, s'appliquent à chacun des deux côtés de cette galerie.

Spanish

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