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Comstock Lode

Com·stock Lode [ kòm stok lṓd ] a rich vein of gold and silver in western Nevada. It was the site of a prospecting rush after its discovery in 1859 and yielded hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of precious metals before excessive exploitation led to its abandonment in 1898.
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