| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Heavy mineral | Mining | A. An accessory detrital mineral of a sedimentary rock, of high specific gravity, e.g., magnetite, ilmenite, zircon, rutile. Cf: light mineral b. In igneous petrology, a mafic mineral.c. Resistant minerals that can be concentrated in the panning of alluvium and used as mineralogical and geochemical guides in prospecting e.g., magnetite, ilmenite, zircon, rutile. Cf: light mineral b. In igneous petrology, a mafic mineral.c. Resistant minerals that can be concentrated in the panning of alluvium and used as mineralogical and geochemical guides in prospecting. (references) | |
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