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<p>the precious material from the deposit, a method known as <a href="page.php?w=hydraulic_mining">hydraulic mining</a>, hydraulic <a href="page.php?w=Sluice">sluicing</a> or <a href="page.php?w=hydraulicking">hydraulicking</a>.</p>

<p><big>Etymology</big></p>
<p>The word placer derives from the <a href="page.php?w=Spanish_language">Spanish</a> placer, meaning shoal or alluvial/sand deposit, from plassa (place) from <a href="page.php?w=Medieval_Latin">Medieval Latin</a> placea (place) the origin word for "place" and "plaza" in English. The word in Spanish</p><p>
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