OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 61602

host rock

Meanings (ES + gloss)
roca encajante
The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.
A related consideration is the porosity increase due to creep of the host rock into the backfilled workings.
Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the un…
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