Thesaurus: lithophyse
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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- n. 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.
- 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.
- A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observedin some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to beproduced by expanding gas, whence the name.