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Armour Rock

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002108

Stone resulting from blasting, cutting, or other methods to obtain pieces heavy enough (generally 1 to 3 tons) to require handling two individual pieces by mechanical means. Used to protect beds, bank, shores, and embankments against intense erosion and scour by running water, tidal currents, and wave action.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002108
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesIRS Placer Mining Industry Training 3147-121 (7-99) TPDS No. 83436E at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-mssp/placer.pdf
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002108",
  "term": "Armour Rock",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Stone resulting from blasting, cutting, or other methods to obtain pieces heavy enough (generally 1 to 3 tons) to require handling two individual pieces by mechanical means. Used to protect beds, bank, shores, and embankments against intense erosion and scour by running water, tidal currents, and wave action.",
  "references": [
    "IRS Placer Mining Industry Training 3147-121 (7-99) TPDS No. 83436E at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-mssp/placer.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/armour-rock/"
}

Record 2,108 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.