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Keywords: grit, mineral, tiny, particles, individual

The individual grits of abrasive mineral, also called grit, or abrasive mineral.

Tiny, individual particles of an abrasive mineral.

Keywords: sharp, wear, contact, hard, pressure

any hard, sharp material that can be used to wear away another material when one or the other is moved in pressure contact.