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Gangue definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

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 Reference Dictionary

n. valueless earth etc. in which ore is found. Etymology: F f. G Gang lode = GANG(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

n. Matrix (of an ore).