lode

an ore deposit
Not to be confused with:load – a burden or cargo

lode

L0215000 (lōd)n.1. a. The metalliferous ore that fills a fissure in a rock formation.b. A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock. Also called lead¹.2. A rich source or supply: found a lode of important documents in the archives.

[Middle English, way, load, from Old English lād, way; see leit- in Indo-European roots.]

lode

(ləʊd) n1. (Mining & Quarrying) a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein2. (Mining & Quarrying) a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock[Old English lād course. Compare load]

lode

(loʊd)

n. 1. a veinlike deposit, usu. metalliferous. 2. a rich supply or source. [before 900; Middle English; Old English lād way, course, carrying, c. Old High German leita procession, Old Norse leith way, route. compare load, lade, lead¹]

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Noun

lode - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocksloadalluviation, deposit, sedimentation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulatingchampion lode, mother lode - the main vein of ore in a deposit

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deposit of oreore,
metal-bearing mineral mass that can be profitably mined. Nearly all rock deposits contain some metallic minerals, but in many cases the concentration of metal is too low to justify mining the ore.
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lode

[lōd] (geology) A fissure in consolidated rock filled with mineral; usually applied to metalliferous deposits.

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noun a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

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