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gangue

  [gang]
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–noun
rock or mineral matter of no value occurring with the metallic ore in a vein or deposit.
Origin:
1800–10; < F < G Gang; see gang 1
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gangue also gang   (gāng)   
n.  Worthless rock or other material in which valuable minerals are found.

[French, from German Gang, lode, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, a going.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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