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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as lithophysa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (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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  • noun mineralogy A spherulitic cavity, often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, such as rhyolitic lavas.

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