MINING TALUS PILES

 

Mining Talus Piles are unconsolidated sediments resulting from the dumping of mine waste. Talus piles are rocks and gravels that form a scree slope (the natural slope of accumulating falling rocks). Natural talus piles form as mountains, canyon walls and other large rocks weather and pieces fall off, accumulating in a steeply sloped pile.

Since talus piles are as steep as possible, they are unstable and a dangerous place to climb. Sliding down one can cause an avalanche.

Mining talus piles are formed as mines are excavated and the waste is dumped. Often they contain portions of the target ores, sometimes they contain rare minerals overlooked by the mine operators. Mineral collectors often sort through such mining talus piles in the hopes of finding a unique and even possibly valuable rare specimen.

ROCKS
 IGNEOUS
  ANDESITE
  ANORTHOSITE
  BASALT
  CARBONATITE
  DACITE
  DIORITE
  DUNITE
  GABBRO
  GRANITE
  KIMBERLITE
  KOMATIITE
  LAMPROPHYRES
  MONZONITE
  OBSIDIAN
  PEGMATITE
  PERIDOTITE
  PUMICE
  PYROXENITE
  RHYOLITE
  SCORIA
  SYENITE
  
 METAMORPHIC
  GNEISS
  MARBLE
  QUARTZITE
  PHYLLITE
  SCHIST
  SERPENTINITE
  SLATE
  SOAPSTONE
 
 SEDIMENTARY
  ANHYDRITE
  BANDED IRON FORMATION
  BRECCIA
  CHALK
  CHERT
  COAL
  CONGLOMERATE
  COQUINA
  DOLOMITE
  GYPSUM
  HALITE
  LIMESTONE
  MUDSTONE
  PHOSPHORITE
  SANDSTONE
  SHALE
  SILTSTONE
  TILLITE
 
UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS
  ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS
  LAHARS
  MORAINES
  PEAT
  SANDS
  SOILS
  TEPHRA
  TILLS
  ORES
  MINING TALUS PILES
 

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