saddle vein

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Noun

saddle vein (plural saddle veins)

(mineralogy, Australia) A saddle-shaped bedded mineral vein in the form of an anticline or a syncline (an inverted saddle).

Synonyms

saddle reef

References

United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).

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