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Want

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006512

A localized barren section or discontinuity within a mineral vein or coal seam where the valuable material is absent or significantly diminished. Wants can be caused by geological structures like faults, pinch-outs, or washouts. These features represent areas where mining operations become uneconomical or impossible.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006512
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Want; Spanish: depresión; French: dépression
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006512",
  "term": "Want",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A localized barren section or discontinuity within a mineral vein or coal seam where the valuable material is absent or significantly diminished. Wants can be caused by geological structures like faults, pinch-outs, or washouts. These features represent areas where mining operations become uneconomical or impossible.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Want",
    "es": "depresión",
    "fr": "dépression"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/want/"
}

Record 7,049 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.