veinstuff

veinstuff
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: vein (I) + stuff

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veinˈstone or veinˈstuff noun
Gangue
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Main Entry:vein

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  • veinstuff — Veinstone Vein stone , n. (Mining) The valueless nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which surrounds the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; gangue; matrix; called also {veinstuff}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Veinstone — Vein stone , n. (Mining) The valueless nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which surrounds the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; gangue; matrix; called also {veinstuff}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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