amygdaloidal
Britishadjective
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(of a volcanic rock) containing amygdales
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a less common form of amygdaloid
Example Sentences
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I ascended one, and found it was capped with trap rock in amygdaloidal nodules.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
They are seldom amygdaloidal, but when they are so it is generally towards the centre of the mass.
From Geology by Geikie, James
Occasionally we meet with igneous rocks which are more or less vesicular and amygdaloidal throughout their entire mass.
From Geology by Geikie, James
The amygdaloidal masses, contained in the amygdaloid, are either entirely pistacite, or pistacite enclosing calc-spar.
From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.
It may be traced for many miles, passing through the amygdaloidal and other traps of the hill called Norman's Law in that parish.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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