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Definition of saddle reef:

(n) : 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.
(n) : (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).
(n) : An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.

Definition of saddle reef:

(n) : 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.
(n) : (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).
(n) : An opening at the crest of a sharp fold in sedimentary rocks, occupied by ore.

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