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Pay streak

Pay streak\ 1. (Mining) The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of paying ore in less valuable material.

2. (Oil Boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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