Stoping is a process accommodating the ascent of magmatic bodies
from their sources in the mantle or lower crust to the surface.
The theory was independently developed by Canadian geologist
Reginald Aldworth Daly and American geologist Joseph Barrell.
The process involves the mechanical disintegrat... Found op
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoping Stop'ing noun (Mining) The
act of excavating in the form of stopes. Found op
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/204 <chemical> The act of
excavating in the form of stopes. ... Source: Websters
Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op
http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?stoping • (p. pr. &
vb. n.) of Stope • (n.) The act of excavating in the form of
stopes. Found op
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/stoping/ in mining
engineering, the opening of large underground rooms, or stopes,
by the excavation of ore. Stoping is practiced in underground
mineral ... [1 related articles] Found op
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/166 [mining method] Stoping
is the r