Stockwork
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stockwork is a noun meaning (mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
Meaning
(mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
More Meanings
- (geology) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped, especially common with tin ore.
Word Forms
- stockworks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stream-work, stowing, streamwork, stock, stockpile, tut-work.
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