gangue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gangue
1800–10; < French < German Gang; see gang 1
Example Sentences
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These elements generally occur, combined physically or chemically, as a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of heavy, bulky, relatively worthless but intimately associated rock material known as gangue.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2017
All ore minerals are mixed with less desirable components called gangue.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The process of physically separating gangue minerals from ore-bearing minerals is called concentrating.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Metamorphism of iron and/or sulfide deposits commonly results in an increase in grain size that makes separation of gangue from the desired sulfide or oxide minerals much easier.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
His rich float had been of quartz gangue!
From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank
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