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Science
Chapter 16 Vocabulaty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mineral | naturally occurring usually organic sold that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure and a characteristic set of physical properties |
| ore mineral | minerals that are valuable and economical to extract |
| subsurface mining | a mining method in which ore is extracted from beneath the ground surface ` |
| surface mining | a mining method in which soil and rocks are removed to reach underlying coal or minerals |
| placer deposits | a deposit that contains a valuable mineral that has been concentrated by mechanical action |
| smelting | the melting or fusing of ore in order to separate impurities from pure metal |
| subsidence | the sinking of regions of the ground surface with little or no horizontal movement |
| reclamation | the process of returning land to its original condition after mining is completed |