Glossary · term
Placer
Mineralogy
- Aliases
- placers, alluvial
- Domain
- Mineralogy
Definition
A deposit of dense, resistant minerals — gold, cassiterite, ilmenite — concentrated by rivers or waves after weathering out of rock. Panned, dredged, or sluiced.
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