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secondary mineral
A mineral formed later than the rock enclosing it, usually at the expense of an earlierformed primary mineral, as a result of weathering, metamorphism, or exsolution.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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