Striated—Marked with parallel workings.
Strip—To remove overlying material from a vein.
Sulphate—A salt containing sulphuric acid.
Sulphide—A combination of sulphur and a metal.
Sulphurets—When the miner employs this term he usually means pyrites.
Tailings—The refuse matter after ore has been crushed.
Throw—The movements of vein caused by a fault; it may be up or down.
Translucent—If light passes through a mineral, it is translucent; if you can see the details of an object through it, it is transparent.
Underlie—The same thing as dip.
Unstratified—Without stratification or bedding.