saddle reef

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saddle reef

noun saddle reefs

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.
An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.
Australia A saddle-shaped bedded mineral (usually gold-bearing quartz) vein occurring along the crest of an anticline or (less common) a syncline (an inverted saddle).
Similar: saddle, saddle back reef, saddle vein

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@misc{saddle_reef_2026,
  title = {saddle reef},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saddle%20reef},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}