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SPAWL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Economic Geology
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Ore from which as much barren rock as practicable has been broken off with hand hammers.

OBS

Ragging and cobbing are, respectively, coarser and finer breaking than spalling, but the terms are often used interchangeably. Pieces of ore thus broken are called spalls. Also spelled spawl.

Key term(s)
  • spall
  • spawl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Géologie économique
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

a small fragment broken from the face or edge of a material (as stone, metal, concrete, glass, or a ceramic product) and having at least one featheredge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Maçonnerie
DEF

éclat sur le parement ou l'arête d'une pierre, d'un marbre, etc.

DEF

Éclat dans un parement, ou dans le fil d'une arête; on dit alors que l'arête est épaufrée.

Spanish

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