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miarolitic
A term applied to small irregular cavities in igneous rocks, esp. granites, into which small crystals of the rock-forming minerals protrude; characteristic of, pertaining to, or occurring in such cavities. Also, said of a rock containing such cavities. Compare: drusy
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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