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drusy

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[droo-zee] / ˈdru zi /

adjective

  1. Geology. having druse on the inside or outside; crusted with fine crystals.


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The Glossary gives drusen, our word drusy having had this origin.

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

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

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)

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

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