veta

Definitions of veta
  1. noun
    a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    synonyms: lista, raya
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    types:
    faja
    a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  2. noun
    a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
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    type of:
    estrato
    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
  3. noun
    a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
    synonyms: filón, mena, vena, venero
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    type of:
    aluvión, derrubio, sedimentación, terrera, terrero
    the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
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