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- noun mineralogy 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 Australia A saddle-shaped bedded mineral vein in the form of an
anticline or asyncline (an inverted saddle). - noun mineralogy An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.
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