| English | Chinese |
| rock mechanics The theoretical and applied science of the physical behavior of rocks, representing a "branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock to the force fields of its physical environment" | 岩石机制 (研究岩石的物理行为的理论和应用的科学，说明"岩石对它的物理环境中的外力的反应的各种机制"。) |
| rock salt mining Rock salt mining is an underground mining process in which the salt is physically dug out of the ground in an operation involving drilling, blasting and crushing the rock. The major percentage of this output is used for winter road maintenance | 石头盐矿开采 (石头盐矿开采是地下采矿过程。在这个过程中通过钻孔、爆破和破碎的岩石把盐挖出地面。出产的主要部分用作冬天的路面维护。) |
| rock wool A generic term for felted or matted fibers manufactured by blowing or spinning threads of molten rock, slag, or glass. The material is used for thermal insulation | 矿棉 (通常的术语，用来描述通过吹或细化熔化的岩石、矿渣或玻璃制成的线制造的粘连的或缠结的纤维。这种物质常用在绝热材料中。) |
| waste rock | 废〔脉〕石 |
