Gangue

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English

Noun

gangue

1. (Mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

   Quotations

   • 1995: Thus the percentage recovery of metal from the ore was much higher than in the primitive process where the semi-vitrified gangue and half-smelted ore are typically rich in prills of copper and copper minerals. — Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 147.

Translations

Arabic: غَثّ (ğaθθ) m., شَوبٌ (šaub) m.; شَوَائِبُ الرِكَاز (šawá:’ibu r-riká:z) m. French: gangue f. German: Gang m., Gangart f.

Russian: материк (materík) m. Spanish: ganga f., blancarte m.

External links

• Wikipedia article on extractive metallurgy.

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