drusy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The drusy veins rarely contain water; they often contain air.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The prevalence of crystalline, concretionary and drusy structures in dolomite can thus be simply explained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
At times the cleft narrowed so much that we could scarce squeeze up it; at others it expanded into great drusy cavities, studded with prickly crystals or thickly beset with dull, shining fungoid pimples.
From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
As drusy crystalline crusts it has been found at Copiapo in Chile and in Arizona.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
The quartz is generally very friable, full of drusy cavities, and broken up into innumerable small pieces that are often coloured black by the peroxide of manganese.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
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