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Thesaurus Term/Concept: RAKE
| Identifier |
103876 |
| Class |
MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status |
Preferred |
| Index? |
Yes |
| Scope Note |
A vertical vein of metallic ore, usually lead, occuring between walls of rock and cutting through the bedding. Often rakes have been worked from early times leaving deep trenches several km long, with adits leading off and shafts sunk at the side. |
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