14. Ore Deposits. 
young miner the proper conception of all forms met 
with, and to afford him a means of identifying them 
wherever observed in nature. 
In making mining examinations it is important to 
bear in mind that on the nature and class of the ore de- 
posits will depend in a great measure the probable con- 
tinuity or permanency of the mine, and the method to 
be employed in mining the ore. 
Fig. 1 represents a Stratified Vein, Bed or Deposit. 
These are metalliferous aggregations inclosed between 
sedimentary rocks, belonging to every geological age. 
.They lie parallel to the stratification of the enclosing 
N ANTICLINAL. 
Y sy neLinAl 
Stratified Vein or Bed. 
rocks, and follow all their contortions. In this way ore 
beds form Synclinals or basins, and Anticlinals or sad- 
dles. When this class of deposit lies horizontal, or 
nearly so, they are called by miners, “Blanket Veins.” 
