motherlodes
Principal ore deposits
Motherlodes is the plural of motherlode, the principal vein or deposit of ore in a mine—the source from which smaller veins branch.
Figuratively, a motherlode is any rich source or supply: They struck a motherlode of old photographs in the attic, The archives proved to be a motherlode of information about the scandal.
Valued wealth or keepsake
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
bounty · bonanza · goldmine · cache · hoard · trove · assets · inheritance
Discovering something hidden
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- excavationAct of unearthing
exploration · revelation · breakthrough · serendipity · prospecting · artifact · specimen · fossil
treasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
fortune · bounty · bonanza · goldmine · cache · hoard · trove · assets · inheritance · capital
unearthing
Discovering something hidden
excavation · exploration · revelation · breakthrough · serendipity · prospecting · artifact · specimen · fossil · archaeology
vein
Vessel toward heart
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- excavationAct of unearthing
tunnel · goldfield · seam · deposit · quarry · drill · blasting · miner · pickaxe · geology
cornucopia
Abundance symbol, horn-shaped
teeming · richness · plenty · overflowing · ample · copious · wealth · galore · plenitude · fecundity
motherlodesdry holes
Unsuccessful petroleum wells
dead ends · duds · slim pickings · busts · fool's gold
motherlodesfool's gold
Iron sulfide mineral
busts · failures · disappointments · pyrite · dross
motherlodesnothing
Not any thing
blanks · disappointments · failures · strikeouts · dead zones