Associations to the word «Stockwork»

Wiktionary

STOCKWORK, noun. (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.
STOCKWORK, noun. (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.

Wise words

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