mineral deposit; ore deposit
Geological term for a natural concentration of minerals or ore in the earth's crust.
There is a large-scale mineral deposit in this area.
Advanced technology is required for mineral deposit exploration.
placer deposit; placer
economic geology; study of mineral deposits
igneous deposit
hydrothermal deposit
metallogeny; ore genesis
Compound of 鉱 (ore, mineral) and 床 (bed, floor), literally 'ore bed'. The term is a modern geological coinage.