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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These ranges and isolated hills are all of the same sandstone formation, and capped with basalt, more or less amygdaloidal.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William
Some specimens of variegated pebbles and jasper were found here imbedded in the amygdaloidal rock.
From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 by Franklin, John
In India agates occur abundantly in the amygdaloidal varieties of the Deccan and Rajmahal traps, and as pebbles in the detritus derived from these rocks.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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
The Fountain of Saint Vulcan, anti-blepharous and amygdaloidal, was charged with such potent minerals that a single spoonful produced a diarrhoea more distressing to witness than cholera.
From South Wind by Douglas, Norman
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