mineral deposit; ore deposit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
mineral deposit; ore deposit; geological concentration of minerals that can be mined economically
technicalTechnical term in geology and mining engineering referring to economically viable accumulations of minerals.
Dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
shān山
qū区
fā发
xiàn现
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
tóng铜
kuàng矿
chuáng床
。
Geologists discovered a huge copper ore deposit in this mountainous area.
Zhè这
gè个
tiě铁
kuàng矿
chuáng床
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
cǎi采
le了
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
nián年
。
This iron ore deposit has been mined for over fifty years.
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Hǎi海
dǐ底
yě也
kě可
néng能
cún存
zài在
dà大
liàng量
de的
yóu油
qì气
kuàng矿
chuáng床
。
There may also be large oil and gas deposits under the seabed.
Kuàng矿
chuáng床
xué学
shì是
yán研
jiū究
kuàng矿
chuáng床
xíng形
chéng成
tiáo条
jiàn件
、
fēn分
bù布
guī规
lǜ律
jí及
qí其
gōng工
yè业
lì利
yòng用
de的
dì地
zhì质
xué学
kē科
。
Economic geology is the geological discipline that studies the formation conditions, distribution patterns, and industrial utilization of ore deposits.