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Definition of Mineral vein
1. Noun. A layer of ore between layers of rock.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mineral Vein
Literary usage of Mineral vein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"The plaintiff relies on the accepted proposition that the owner of a mineral vein
covered by the superficial lines of his claim may not only pursue that ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1885)
"What is a mineral vein or Lode ? By C. LE NEVE FOSTER, Б.А., D.SC., ...
In conclusion, he proposed the following definition : ' A mineral vein or lode is a ..."
3. The Nature of Ore Deposits by Richard Beck (1905)
"(a) DEFINITION OF THE TERM 'mineral vein.' The material filling a fissure in the
earth's crust is called a vein; if the material is igneous the vein is ..."
4. Text-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1903)
"Of the manner in which the contents of a mineral-vein are disposed the ...
Section of Mineral-Vein with symmetrical disposition of duplicate layers. ..."
5. United States Mineral Lands: Laws Governing Their Occupancy and Disposal by Henry Norris Copp (1882)
"It is only necessary to discover a genuine mineral vein or lode, whether small
or large, rich or poor, at the point of discovery within the lines of the ..."
6. A Commentary on the Mining Legislation of Congress: With a Preliminary by Edward P. Weeks (1877)
"What is a mineral vein ?—A mineral vein, as commonly understood, is a collection
of mineral matters which have been slowly brought together and consolidated ..."
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