💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hydrolaccolith"
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| Word | Definition |
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| lacolithnoun | Alternative 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. |
| lithnoun | Property. |
| holococcolithnoun | A 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. |
| cololithnoun | Synonym of cololite. |
| lopadolithnoun | A coccolith shaped like a basket or cup |
| murolithnoun | Any 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. |
| lathnoun | A 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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