GANGUE DEFINITIONS - 6 definitions found
Websters 1828 Dictionary 
Gangue GANGUE, n. gang. [See Gang.] In mining, the earthy, stony,
saline, or combustible substance, which contains the ore of metals,
or is only mingled with it without being chimically combined,is called
the gangue or matrix of the ore. It differs from a mineralizer, in not
being combined with the metal.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) 
gangue noun
Etymology: French, from German Gang vein of metal, from Old
High German, act of going Date: 1809
the worthless rock or vein matter in which valuable metals or minerals occur
Oxford English Reference Dictionary 
gangue n. valueless earth etc. in which ore is found. Etymology: F f. G Gang lode = GANG(1)
English Explanatory Dictionary 
gangue
n. valueless earth etc. in which ore is found. [F f. G Gang lode = GANG(1)]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 
Gangue \Gangue\, n. [F. gangue, fr. G. gang a metallic vein, a
passage. See Gang, n.] (Mining)
The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms 
gangue
n.
Matrix (of an ore).
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