exogangue
exogangue noun: gangue that is located outside phosphatic grains.
Noun
exogangue (usually uncountable, plural exogangues)
- Gangue that is located outside phosphatic grains.
- The exogangue is composed of diatom fragments with minor amounts of volcanic ash, very fine quartz and feldspar grains, sponge spicules, and organic matter.1990, George Edward Ericksen, John Adam Reinemund, María Teresa Cañas Pinochet (editors), Geology of the Andes and Its Relation to Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources, page 263
- The winnowing away of siliciclastic exogangue in nearshore locations is capable of converting a commercially low-grade deposit into a more uniform high-grade one.2009, Veena, Understanding Geology, page 276
- Antonyms:
- endogangue
Antonyms of exogangue
Forms of exogangue
| plural | exogangues |
|---|
Origin of exogangue
From exo- + gangue.
Questions about exogangue
- What does exogangue mean?
- Exogangue means gangue that is located outside phosphatic grains.
- What part of speech is exogangue?
- Exogangue is a noun.
- What is the plural of exogangue?
- The plural of exogangue is exogangues.
Words near exogangue in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exogangue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “exogangue.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/exogangue. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.