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floating
Said of large particles in a sedimentary rock that are not in contact with each other and are contained in a fine-grained matrix; e.g., quartz grains disseminated in limestone.
- Part of Speech: adjective
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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