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saddle reef

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
sad-dle reef
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.

noun

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).

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

saddle reefs (plural)

Synonyms

saddle saddle back reef saddle vein

Questions

What does saddle reef mean?
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.

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