e/Mother lode

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has gloss	eng: Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore. The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining. Veta madre, for instance, is the name given to an long silver vein discovered in 1548 in Guanajuato, New Spain (modern-day Mexico).
lexicalization	eng: Mother lode
lexicalization	eng: Motherlode
instance of	c/Metaphors referring to places

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