Definition of Amygdaloidal. Meaning of Amygdaloidal. Synonyms of Amygdaloidal

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Definition of Amygdaloidal

Amygdaloidal
Amygdaloid A*myg"da*loid, Amygdaloidal A*myg`da*loid"al, a. 1. Almond-shaped. 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.

Meaning of Amygdaloidal from wikipedia

- nut Amygdule, or amygdale, a mineral filled vesicle in volcanic rock, amygdaloidal texture Amygdaloid Island, an island in Lake Superior This disambiguation...
- them as holes filled with gas called vesicles. A related texture is amygdaloidal in which the volcanic rock, usually basalt or andesite, has cavities...
- generally bifacial (with two wide sides or faces) and almond-shaped (amygdaloidal) lithic flake. Hand axes tend to be symmetrical along their longitudinal...
- A sample of andesite (dark groundm****) with amygdaloidal vesicles filled with zeolite. Diameter of view is 8 cm....
- Formation basalt flows. The breaks in slope with vegetation are brecciated amygdaloidal basalt zones separating six successive and m****ive lava flows with distinct...
- concentrically zoned. Rocks containing amygdules can be described as amygdaloidal. The word is derived from the Latin word amygdala, meaning "almond tree"...
- a hump of Keweenawan basaltic lava flows with ophitic interiors and amygdaloidal tops in an otherwise deep part of the lake, and though fishermen had...
- rock breccia and a fan of basalt tuff further out from the volcano. Amygdaloidal structure is common in relict vesicles and beautifully crystallized species...
- and porphyritic Porphyritic rhyolite Pyroclastic Rhyolitic tuff or breccia Vesicular Pumice Amygdaloidal None Vitreous (Gl****y) Obsidian or porcellanite...
- Andesite Igneous rock A sample of andesite (dark groundm****) with amygdaloidal vesicles filled with zeolite. Diameter of view is 8 cm. Composition Primary...