Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
peperine .
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Vinalhaven Island in Maine ended up dealing with a lot of these types of deposits ... so, without further ado, the word is peperite!
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First order conclusion: It appears that hot basaltic andesite magma interacted with wet, unconsolidated muddy sediment. peperite - magma interacting, sometimes explosively, with wet, unconsolidated sediment, producing a lava flows on the surface can form peperite deposits as well.
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