1) bed
2) deposit
3) orebody
4) mineral deposit
5) ore deposit
6) deposition
a layered body or seam of mineral matter, often varying in thickness and with ill-defined edges, and containing a large amount of coke in proportion to its size
GRM: n. (1,2,3,4,5,6)
USG: general sense (2,3)

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