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lacolithnounAlternative form of laccolith. [(geology) A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.]
lithalnoun(informal, geomorphology) A pingo or hydrolaccolith; a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic environments that can reach up to 70 m in height and up to 600 m in diameter.
lithnounProperty.
holococcolithnounA form of coccolith, composed of minute calcite rhombohedra arranged in continuous arrays, produced by a holococcolithophore
hyaloclastitenoun(geology) A type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.
phacolithnoun(geology) A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough.
coccolithnoun(biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
batholithnoun(geology) A large irregular mass of intrusive igneous rock that has melted or forced itself into surrounding strata
microlithonnoun(geology) A small slab of rock having a earlier texture that lies between spaced foliation planes,
stalactitenoun(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
lithophysenoun(mineralogy) A spherulitic cavity, often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, such as rhyolitic lavas.
cololithnounSynonym of cololite.
lopadolithnounA coccolith shaped like a basket or cup
murolithnounAny coccolith that has an outer ring of vertical elements
oolithnoun(geology) A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.
coccolithogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The formation and development of coccoliths
autolithnoun(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
lathnounA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
stalagmitenoun(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
xenocrystnoun(geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

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