noun
1.
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
2.
any body of ore set off from adjacent rock formations.
3.
a rich supply or source.
4.
British. a waterway or channel.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein |
| 2. | a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock |
| [Old English lād course. Compare | |
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Word Origin & History
lode
original M.E. spelling of load (q.v.), and custodian of most of the original meaning of "way, course, carrying." Differentiation in sense took place 16c. Mining sense of "vein of metal ore" is from c.1600, from notion of miners "following" it through the rock.
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Science Dictionary
lode  (lōd) Pronunciation Key
A vein of mineral ore that is deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock or that fills a fissure in a rock formation. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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lode
in geology, ore body that is disseminated within definite boundaries in unwanted rock or minerals (gangue). The term, as used by geologists, is nearly synonymous with the term lode, as used by miners. There are two distinct types: fissure veins and ladder veins.
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The cornerstones of this collection are the gold placer and lode gold manuscripts.
Combine that with the ready lode of oxygen-rich ilmenite, and you've got a prime spot for a future moon base.
There are two types of mining claims, lode and placer.
But there's already a growing lode of biometric data on travelers.
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