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Saddle reef
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Meaning
Noun
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In Mineralogy:
A
mineral
deposit
associated with the
crest
of an
anticlinal
fold
and
following
the
bedding planes
, usually found in
vertical
succession
, especially the
gold-bearing
quartz
veins
of Australia.
●
In Mineralogy:
An
opening
at the
crest
of
a sharp
fold
in
sedimentary rocks
,
occupied
by ore.
●
In Australian English & Mineralogy:
A saddle-shaped
bedded
mineral
(usually
gold-bearing
quartz
)
vein
occurring
along the
crest
of an
anticline
or (less common) a
syncline
(an
inverted
saddle).
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Synonyms
Saddle
Saddle Vein
Saddle Back Reef
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