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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as lithophysa.
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- n. mineralogy A spherulitic cavity, often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, such as rhyolitic lavas.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Min.) A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.
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- Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)
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