wall rock

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wall rock

The rock that forms the walls of a vein or lode.

wall rock

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) rock that is immediately adjacent to a mineral vein, fault, or igneous intrusion

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wall rock - a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault

rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"

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