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Definitions of lode:

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

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lode-load load geology ore fissure rock vein-geology mother-lode comstock-lode vug lode-ship alive drifting-mining-engineering position-blocks bedded-vein hade incline-shaft stringer-lode wall-rock