Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
vein — A fissure in rock filled with quartz or other substance bearing mineral. A stratum or rock in which mineral appears. 36 Am J1st Min & M § 110. A vessel which carries blood from some part of the body to the heart. See apex of vein; blanket vein;… … Ballentine's law dictionary
apex — 1 Apex, vertex are so often used interchangeably with reference to the tip or top point of a cone, a pyramid, or a conic section that a fundamental difference in implications is often ignored. Apex has particular reference to the sharpness or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Apex — A pex, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apex of the earth's motion — Apex A pex, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apex — [ā′peks΄] n. pl. apexes or apices [ap′ə sēz΄, ā′pəsēz΄] [L, a point; prob. < apere, to fasten: see APT1] 1. the highest point; peak; vertex 2. the pointed end; tip 3. the highest point of interest, excitement, etc.; climax ☆ … English World dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
apex — The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e.g., in mining law, apex of a vein. See Larkin v. Upton, 144 U.S. 19, 12 S.Ct. 614, 36 L.Ed. 330. An apex is all that portion of a terminal edge of a mineral vein from which the vein has… … Black's law dictionary
apex — The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e.g., in mining law, apex of a vein. See Larkin v. Upton, 144 U.S. 19, 12 S.Ct. 614, 36 L.Ed. 330. An apex is all that portion of a terminal edge of a mineral vein from which the vein has… … Black's law dictionary
apex rule — In mining law, the mineral laws of the United States give to the locator of a mining claim on the public domain the whole of every vein the apex of which lies within his surface exterior boundaries, or within perpendicular planes drawn downward… … Black's law dictionary
apex rule — In mining law, the mineral laws of the United States give to the locator of a mining claim on the public domain the whole of every vein the apex of which lies within his surface exterior boundaries, or within perpendicular planes drawn downward… … Black's law dictionary
