saddle reef
saddle reef · saddle reefs
A mineral deposit associated with the crest of an anticlinal fold and following the…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.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.
(Australia)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).
Forms
plural: saddle reefs| Singular | saddle reef |
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regular