Words and phrases that have a meaning related to overburden: (149 results)
Often used in the same context:
alluvium, sulphide, colluvium, laterite, eluvial, norite, stockwork, saprolite, talus, sulfides, dunite, anomalism, stratiform, stopes, gravels, supergene, pyrite, mineralization, hypogene, breccia, diabase, greywacke, argillaceous, gossan, syenite, pyroxenite, porphyry, pyrrhotite, amphibolite, outcrops, gabbro, limestones, pegmatite, siltstone, andesite, actinolite, ultrabasic, footwall, insitu, arenite, ore, trenching, backfill, hornfels, dolomite, tailings, sericite, kimberlite, kaolinite, bornite, molybdenite, carnallite, meterage, alluvial, manto, dacite, biotite, vein quartz, schist, silicic, gangue, clastic, depositional, argentiferous, pelitic, stratigraphy, dolerite, unconformity, chalcopyrite, haematite, extrusive, brecciation, diorite, sedimentary, halite, limonite, chalcocite, graben, claystone, silicification, topsoil, veinlets, carnotite, argillite, adularia, diamondiferous, hornblende, soils, stibnite, magnetite, enargite, resistivity, veinlet, ankerite, epidote, lithology, monzonite, foliation, pentlandite, tensional, alunite, regolith, overhang, tonnage, deposit, outlay, silt, snowfall, girth, overhead, scatter, attenuation, bulk, depth, fill, height, porosity, premium, shrinkage, compacted, frictional, permafrost, surficial, permeability, pervious, seabed, subgrade, unconsolidated, allowable, clayey, crustal, dredged, impermeable, nonuniform, permeable, sediment, shaly
More general:
burden, burthen, charge, ground, land, load, loading, saddle, soil, weight, weight down
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Also try:overload
— Adjectives for overburden: thick, municipal, heavy, thin, shallow, little, glacial, deep, unconsolidated, much, soft, more...
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