1. The exposure of a mineral vein or ore body at the surface of the ground.
Usage: geology; mining

1. To emerge or come to the surface, as a mineral vein or geological formation.
Usage: geology; mining

Examples

• The gold vein's basseting made it visible to prospectors exploring the hillside.
• Geologists studied the basseting of the ore deposit to understand the subsurface geology.
• The mineral formation was basseting along the cliff face, revealing its composition.
• Mining engineers located the deposit by following the basseting of the quartz vein.
• The basseting of the coal seam indicated rich reserves beneath the surface.