mineral vein
Rock's metallic seam
A mineral vein is a sheet-like deposit of minerals that fills a crack or fissure in surrounding rock.
Veins form when mineral-rich fluids flow through fractures and deposit their contents as they cool or react chemically.
Gold, silver, and copper are commonly found in veins, making them targets for mining: The prospectors followed the quartz vein into the hillside.
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- goldElement seventy-nine
- seamJoined fabric edge
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