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Mineral Processing 7 min read

Cutlery

Cutlery, cutting implements, such as knives, razors, and scissors, used for industrial, commercial, and domestic purposes. History Prehistoric implements used for cutting, hunting,…

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Mineral Processing 1 min read

Bran

Bran, the edible broken seed coat, or protective outer layer, of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the kernel. In flour processing, the coarse chaff, or…

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Mineral Processing 3 min read

Specific gravity

a substance to that of a standard substance. hydrometerHydrometer used to measure the specific gravity of wine. The usual standard…

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Mineral Processing 5 min read

Grinding

Sandpapers Sandpapers (coated abrasive) are the next most significant abrasive product. They consist, basically, of a single layer of abrasive…

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Mineral Processing 5 min read

Electrical discharge

Animal communication Animal communication, process by which one animal provides information that other animals can incorporate into their decision making. The vehicle for…

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Mineral Processing 5 min read

Emission spectroscopy

Spectroscopy also provides a precise analytical method for finding the constituents in material having unknown chemical composition. In a typical spectroscopic analysis, a concentration of…

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Mineral Processing 4 min read

Matte

Matte, crude mixture of molten sulfides formed as an intermediate product of the smelting of sulfide ores of metals, especially copper, nickel, and lead. Instead of…

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Mineral Processing 2 min read

Smelting

Smelting, process by which a metal is obtained, either as the element or as a simple compound, from its ore by heating beyond the melting point,…

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