矸 (gān) - Waste rock & gangue (worthless rock mixed with valuable mineral)

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gān ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 石

枫惠

矸 · gān

Waste rock;

gangue (worthless rock mixed with valuable mineral);

also refers to a type of stone.

Waste rockgangue (worthless rock mixed with valuable mineral)also refers to a type of stone.

Usage highlights

Waste rockCoal gangueGangue hillGangue disposalGangue utilization

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The mine produces a lot of waste rock (矸石).
  • They piled up the gangue (煤矸石) outside the coal mine.
  • This stone is called ganshi (矸石) in Chinese.

Collocations

  • Waste rock(矸石)
  • Coal gangue(煤矸石)
  • Gangue hill(矸石山)
  • Gangue disposal(矸石处理)
  • Gangue utilization(矸石利用)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in mining and geology contexts to refer to worthless rock material.
  • Commonly associated with coal mining where gangue is a significant byproduct.

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