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cutting wheel
A cutting disk, the edge of which is impregnated with an abrasive, such as diamond dust or aloxite. It is rotated at high speed in a coolant and used to cut rock specimens into suitable thin sections for microscopic inspection in transmitted light with a polarizedlight microscope or, after polishing, with a reflected-light (ore) microscope.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Minería
- Categoría: Minería general; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)