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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The summit of Machacha is composed of a dark igneous rock, apparently a sort of amygdaloidal trap, with white and greenish calcareous crystals scattered through it.
From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount
Apophyllite is a mineral of secondary origin, commonly occurring, in association with other zeolites, in amygdaloidal cavities in basalt and melaphyre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
The structure in one of these specimens approaches to the amygdaloidal.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
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
This hill consisted of amygdaloidal trap in nodules, the crevices being filled with crystals of sulphate of lime, and there were many round balls of ironstone, like marbles or round shot, strewed about.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
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