Originally posted by electricdawn:

Yeah, silver veins look like the letter Y. Not sure how it is in the real world, though. Somebody experienced with ores should chime in on that.

Ore 'veins' in real life do not look like this. Well, acctually, the 'veins' in the rock are... veins in the rock. So, yeah. But the whole thing? No.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794574918
(I chopped off a bit apparently).

Checking the Wiki, I realize - unsurprisingly - I am not the first to notice this. :) I should have checked there first.

Still, it is interesting.