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Amygdaloid

noun
1.
Volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits.



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... formation, which is the copper-bearing rock, is first seen. This rock, which forms the great peninsula of Kewywenon, rises into cliffs on this bay, which at the elevation called Mammels by the French, deserve the name of mountains. Portions of this rock, viewed in extenso, are overlaid by amygdaloid and rubblestone—the latter of which forms a remarkable edging to the formation, in some places, on the north-west shore, that makes a canal, ...
— Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers • Henry Rowe Schoolcraft


Words linked to "Amygdaloid" :   rounded, amygdaloidal, almond-shaped, amygdaloid nucleus, volcanic rock, amygdaliform


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