drusy
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adjective Covered with a large number of minute crystals.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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Agates, drusy, sliced geodes & sizable opaque cabochons have seldom been more popular than they are today, thanks to designers like Melissa Joy Manning, whose newest collection pairs drusy with huge silver pendants.
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I’ve been doing a lot of rings with drusy quartz, amethyst, and crazy lace agate.
Note
The word 'drusy' comes from German.
