amygdaloidal

/ əˌmɪɡdəˈlɔɪdəl /

adjective

1. (of a volcanic rock) containing amygdales
2. a less common form of amygdaloid

Example Sentences

The structure in one of these specimens approaches to the amygdaloidal.

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Occasionally we meet with igneous rocks which are more or less vesicular and amygdaloidal throughout their entire mass.

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Crystals are found as a rarity in the amygdaloidal cavities of igneous rocks.

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The lavas comprise dark pitchstone, resembling that at Kirk Yetholm, and porphyritic and amygdaloidal andesites and basalts.

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There was no outlet, for it was a cul-de-sac—a natural court—such as are often found among the amygdaloidal mountains of Mexico.

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