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Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
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That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
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A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey.
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Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.
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A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt.
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The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines.
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Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.
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An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.
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Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
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A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
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A kind of water found in copper mines; water impregnated with copper.
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A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.
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A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.
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A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines.
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A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar.
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To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
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A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.
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A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
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To intersect or penetrate with mines.
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A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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