Washdirt
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006521
Alluvial material, typically gravels and sands, that contains valuable placer minerals such as gold, diamonds, or tin, and is ready for processing by washing. This material is excavated from ancient or modern riverbeds and transported to a washing plant. Washdirt is the raw feed for gravity separation techniques.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006521 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Wascherz; Spanish: tierra aurífera; French: terre à laver |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Washdirt",
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"definition": "Alluvial material, typically gravels and sands, that contains valuable placer minerals such as gold, diamonds, or tin, and is ready for processing by washing. This material is excavated from ancient or modern riverbeds and transported to a washing plant. Washdirt is the raw feed for gravity separation techniques.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Wascherz",
"es": "tierra aurífera",
"fr": "terre à laver"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/washdirt/"
}
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