Glossary

 

Ultramafic - Said of an igneous rock composed chiefly of mafic minerals, e.g., monomineralic rocks composed of hypersthene, augite, orolivine.

 

Ultramafic Complex - A complex comprised of ultramafic rocks.

 

Undercut - Excavation of ore from beneath a larger block of ore to induce settling under its own weight.