saddle reef (English, noun)
expansion: saddle reef (plural saddle reefs)
expansion: (mineralogy)
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topics: chemistry
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glosses: 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.
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
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glosses: An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: 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).
tags: Australia
Forms:
form: saddle reefs
tags: plural