motherlode
noun[Cusually singular]
(alsomother lode)uk/ˈmʌð.ə.ləʊd/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ.loʊd/geologyspecialized
aplacethat has verylargesuppliesof amineralor othernaturalresource:
主矿脉；矿产和其他自然丰富的地区ThePacificNorthwest has been the motherlode of the nation'saluminumoutputfor 60years.太平洋西北60多年来一直是这个国家铝矿的主产地。
Cairn Energyrecentlystruckthe motherlode ofoilfieldsinIndia.卡恩能源最近在印度的油田找到了产油层。
something thatsuppliesa verylargeamountof a thing,quality, etc. that youwant:
主产区；主要供应来源Theflightdatarecorderhaddocumentedabout 200piecesofinformation, a motherlode forcrashinvestigators.飞行记录仪存贮了200条信息，是飞行事故调查员的主要信息来源。
With thismarket,vintageclothesshoppershavehitthe motherlode.有了这个市场，买旧款服装的人算是找到了好地方。
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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