"saddle reef" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-saddle reef.ogg [Australia] Forms: saddle reefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} saddle reef (plural saddle reefs)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-saddle_reef-en-noun-CQoaS3P2 Disambiguation of Mineralogy: 37 31 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19
  2. An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore. Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-saddle_reef-en-noun-0timp~Yv Disambiguation of Mineralogy: 37 31 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19
  3. (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). Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Mineralogy Synonyms: saddle, saddle back reef, saddle vein
    Sense id: en-saddle_reef-en-noun-Ea3JVbpE Disambiguation of Mineralogy: 37 31 31 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 40 19

Inflected forms

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