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Riffle

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004853

A groove or cleat placed across the bottom of a sluice box or concentrating table to trap heavy minerals while lighter materials are washed away by water flow. Riffles create eddies that allow dense particles to settle and accumulate. They are commonly used in placer mining for gold recovery.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004853
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Riffle; Spanish: riffle; French: riffle
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Riffle",
    "es": "riffle",
    "fr": "riffle"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/riffle/"
}

Record 5,253 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.