Fubarite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006997",
  "term": "Fubarite",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An informal, slang term in geology and mining for a rock sample that is unidentifiable or useless for analysis due to extreme alteration, brecciation, weathering, or mechanical damage. The name is a portmanteau of the military acronym FUBAR (Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition) and the mineral suffix '-ite'. It is applied humorously to drill core, cuttings, or hand samples that are so structurally complex or decomposed that their original composition and texture cannot be determined.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fubarit",
    "es": "fubarite",
    "fr": "fubarite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fubarite/"
}