silver veins
Precious mineral deposits
Silver veins are streaks or lines of silver color running through a surface—in marble, cheese, or hair going gray.
The phrase often describes the pattern of metallic ore deposits in rock: The miners followed silver veins deep into the mountain.
Figuratively, silver veins can suggest hidden value threading through something ordinary: Silver veins of wisdom ran through her stories.
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- mother lodePrincipal ore deposit
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
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