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Gangue
In mining,
gangue (pronounced "gang") is the commercially worthless material that surrounds, or is closely mixed with, a wanted
mineral in an
ore deposit. It is thus distinct from
overburden, which is the waste rock or materials overlying an ore or mineral body that are displaced during mining without being processed.
gangue
nf.
dross, waste, rubbish
gangue
n.
gang, veinstone
ganguê
n.
indisposition, minor illness
Gangue
(n.)
The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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