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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 rock
Familiarity information: MINERAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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