concretionary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of concretionary
First recorded in 1820–30; concretion + -ary
Example Sentences
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From her upper crust come such delights of found art as miniature Matterhorns of icy blue molybdenite, spiky flowers of dendritic copper, peaceful crystal groupings of aquamarine beryl and fleshy green clumps of concretionary malachite.
From Time Magazine Archive
A white concretionary limestone, usually hard and semi-crystalline, deposited from the water of springs holding lime in solution.—Etym.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
In deep-sea dredgings concretions of phosphate of lime and manganese dioxide are frequently brought up; this shows that concretionary action operates on the sea floor in muddy sediments, which have only recently been laid down.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
Concretions.—In many rocks a concretionary structure may be observed.
From Geology by James Geikie
From here, for a long distance, the road was a hard, steep climb, over limestone in great variety—solid limestone, tufaceous stuff, concretionary coatings, satin spar, and calcite crystals.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr
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