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MINERAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mineral vein mean? 

MINERAL VEIN (noun)
  The noun MINERAL VEIN has 1 sense:

1. a layer of ore between layers of rockplay

  Familiarity information: MINERAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MINERAL VEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A layer of ore between layers of rock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

mineral vein; vein

Hypernyms ("mineral vein" is a kind of...):

formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mineral vein"):

bonanza (an especially rich vein of precious ore)


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