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Veld (incorrectly Veldt) — 



Open uncultivated country — 

 Bush veld (D., Boschveld), bush country. Sometimes called Low veld. 

 High veld (D., Hoogeveld), high plateaux, about 5,000 to 6,000 feet abovj 

 sea-level. 

 Middle veld (D. Middelveld). The intermediate mixed country, between 

 High and Low veld. 



Vlakte — - 



' Flats,' a wide tract of flat country or plain. 



Vlei or Vley — ■ 



A flat tract of country or area of gentle slope which is periodically subjected 

 to flooding ; a wide pan of inconsiderable depth. 



Vloer — 



A 'floor.' This term has much the same meaning as Vlei. 



Waterval — 

 Waterfall. 



Class II. — Names of Bocks and Minerals. 

 Amande Klip (Almond-rock) — 

 Amygdaloidal lava. 



Bacon-rock— 



A term used by-Barber'ton miners to denote the reddish cherty or jaspery 

 variety of the banded ferruginous quartzite. (See Calico-rock ) 



Banket — 



A term applied to the Witwatersrand conglomerates on account of a supposed 

 resemblance to an almond ' cake ' made by the Boers. 



Bantom — 



A term used by alluvial diamond diggers to designate striped or banded 

 pebbles (magnetite-quartzite or slate, or magnetite- jasper rocks). 

 Bar— 



A term used by miners to denote a conspicuous band or seam of rock, dis- 

 tinguished by some character such as hardness or colour, e.g., Red Bar. 



Blaauw-ground (Blue ground), Kimberlite— 



The unoxidised portion of the filling of the diamond pipes. 



Blue Ground- See Blaauw-grond. 



Bosjesman's Klip (Bushman's rock) — 



A term applied to the Dwyka of Southern Cape Colony, owing to the jagged 

 character of its weathered surface. 



Calico-rock — - 



A term formerly used by the Marabastad miners for a banded magnetite 

 quartzite, usually in alternating black and white bands. 



Drip Kalk (Drip-limestone) — 



Stalactitic material. 



Float— 



A term used by miners for surface fragments —drift, rock not in situ. 



