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granite wash
A driller's term for material eroded from outcrops of granitic rocks and redeposited to form a rock having approx. the same major mineral constituents as the original rock; e.g., an arkose consisting of granitic detritus.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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