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Vein- are minerals which form in cracks and joints in rocks when magma solidifies in small
quantities, while Lodes-Mineral that forms from solidification of magma in cracks and joints in large
quantities.
OR
Lodes are large deposit of minerals occurring in cracks/crevices of rocks while veins are small deposits of mineral occurring in cracks/ crevices.
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