"saddle back reef" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saddle back reefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} saddle back reef (plural saddle back reefs)
  1. (mineralogy) A saddle reef: a saddle-shaped bedded mineral vein in the form of an anticline or a syncline (an inverted saddle). Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-saddle_back_reef-en-noun--IB-Y5tC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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