Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 3, 2004 18:08
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adit
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Mining & Minerals / Gems
In mining: Pits and adits
Proposed translations
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| 3 | Background info - not for points |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +6 | Stollen |
Stefanie Sendelbach
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| 3 | Eingang |
Stefanie Sendelbach
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Kim Metzger
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I'm confused too. I always thought an adit was strictly the entrance to a mine, but based on this definition and the fact that you've got pits and adits, an adit could be a Stollen after all.
Adit - An adit is a more or less horizontal drive (walk-in mine) into a hill that is usually driven for the purpose of intersecting or mining an ore body. An adit may also be driven into a hill to intersect or connect a shaft for the purpose of dewatering. Adits were commonly driven on a slight incline to enable loaded mine trucks to have the advantage of a downhill run out, while the empty (lighter) truck was pushed uphill back into the hill. The incline also allows water to drain out of the adit. An adit only becomes a tunnel if it comes out again on the hill somewhere, like a train tunnel.
http://www.mininglife.com/Glossary/a.asp
Adit - An adit is a more or less horizontal drive (walk-in mine) into a hill that is usually driven for the purpose of intersecting or mining an ore body. An adit may also be driven into a hill to intersect or connect a shaft for the purpose of dewatering. Adits were commonly driven on a slight incline to enable loaded mine trucks to have the advantage of a downhill run out, while the empty (lighter) truck was pushed uphill back into the hill. The incline also allows water to drain out of the adit. An adit only becomes a tunnel if it comes out again on the hill somewhere, like a train tunnel.
http://www.mininglife.com/Glossary/a.asp
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Stefanie Sendelbach
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Eingang
Seems to be the entrance to a mine.
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-07-03 18:12:55 GMT)
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View of mine adit (mine entrance)...
www.or.blm.gov/Medford/aml/aml.htm
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-07-03 18:12:55 GMT)
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View of mine adit (mine entrance)...
www.or.blm.gov/Medford/aml/aml.htm
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Stefanie Sendelbach
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Stollen
Hm, really not sure, Karin. This source calls it "Stollen" (and it is a dictionary for cavers): http://speo.org.ro/~cser/lexlist.htm
In other descriptions, I found it to be explained as a horizontal tunnel. That would fit better to the German term "Stollen".
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-07-03 18:16:04 GMT)
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Sorry for the confusion. Just trying to help... ;-)
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Note added at 20 mins (2004-07-03 18:29:12 GMT)
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Ok. I think \"Stollen\" is the word we are looking for:
In the Tiefer Stollen (deep adit), oolithic limonite, a mixture of hydrated iron oxides, was mined. ...
www.showcaves.com/english/de/mines/TieferStollen.html
Der längste Stollen des h. Johann des Evangelisten ist etwa 650 Meter
lang. ... The longest adit St. John the Evangelist is about 450 m long. ...
www.luzicke-hory.cz/htm/zakl/janev_02.html
After substancial modifications the Roeder Stollen (Roeder Adit) circuit tour is reopened. ...
www.rammelsberg.de/home_english/visitors_mining/ historical_museum/body_historical_museum.htm
In other descriptions, I found it to be explained as a horizontal tunnel. That would fit better to the German term "Stollen".
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-07-03 18:16:04 GMT)
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Sorry for the confusion. Just trying to help... ;-)
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Note added at 20 mins (2004-07-03 18:29:12 GMT)
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Ok. I think \"Stollen\" is the word we are looking for:
In the Tiefer Stollen (deep adit), oolithic limonite, a mixture of hydrated iron oxides, was mined. ...
www.showcaves.com/english/de/mines/TieferStollen.html
Der längste Stollen des h. Johann des Evangelisten ist etwa 650 Meter
lang. ... The longest adit St. John the Evangelist is about 450 m long. ...
www.luzicke-hory.cz/htm/zakl/janev_02.html
After substancial modifications the Roeder Stollen (Roeder Adit) circuit tour is reopened. ...
www.rammelsberg.de/home_english/visitors_mining/ historical_museum/body_historical_museum.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: I think so, as long as a Stollen doesn't have to go all the way through? http://www.showcaves.com/english/de/mines/TieferStollen.html
20 mins
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As far as I know, a Stollen only leads into the mountain. It has only one entrance and exit.
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Siegfried Armbruster
: Langenscheidt adit ['] s. 1. bsd. Bergbau Zugang m, Stollen m;
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heikeb
3 hrs
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Alan Johnson
3 hrs
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Derek Gill Franßen
17 hrs
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Brandis (X)
4 days
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