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STONE PACKING [4 records]

Record 1 1999-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A frost structure ... consisting of a large, flat-lying boulder surrounded by a cluster of edgewise-lying flat stones.

Key term(s)
  • stone rose

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Dans les roses de pierres, un gros bloc se trouve au centre et des éléments plus petits, généralement aplatis, sont dressés tout autour.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
DEF

The complete filling of the waste area behind a longwall face with stone and dirt. The packing operation may be by hand or mechanical methods, for example, pneumatic stowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
DEF

A road driven forward in the waste of a conveyor face for the sole purpose of securing stone for packing purposes.

PHR

Dummy-road packing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
PHR

Remblayage avec fausses voies.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
OBS

rev. géogr. Montréal, 1971, vol XXV, no 3, p. 310 RA

Spanish

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