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Veinstone

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(1):

(n.) The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; - called also veinstuff.

(2):

(n.) Valueless material surrounding the ore in a lode; gangue; matrix.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Veinstone'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/veinstone.html. 1828.
 
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