stoping
[ stoh-ping ]
nounGeology.
a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
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You can't do under'and stoping in a mine—go down on a vein, you know.
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British Dictionary definitions for stoping
stoping
/ (ˈstəʊpɪŋ) /
noun
geology the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma: Also called: magmatic stoping See also stope
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