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The process of removing lighter gangue particles by washing in a current if water is called:

A

levigation

B

liquation

C

leaching

D

cupellation

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Lighter gangue particles are washed in a current of water by a process called levigation. In levigation the powdered ore is agitated with water or washed with a upward stream of running water, the lighter particles of sand, clay etc. are washed away leaving behind heavier ore particles.
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