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Definition of Concretionary
1. a. Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation; producing or containing concretions.
Definition of Concretionary
1. Adjective. (geology) Composed of concretions ¹
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Definition of Concretionary
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concretionary
Literary usage of Concretionary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"concretionary Tuffs. Concretions in Crystalline Igneous Rocks. ... concretionary
Structures may occur in almost any kind of derivative rock. ..."
2. Chemical and Geological Essays by Thomas Sterry Hunt (1875)
"Evidences of the concretionary origin of these granitic vein-stones of the ...
Further evidence of concretionary origin is seen in the manner in which the ..."
3. The Philosophical Magazine (1830)
"L. On the probable Connection of Rock-Basins, in Form and Situation, "with an
internal concretionary Structure in the Rocks on which they occur : introduced ..."
4. Economic Geology of the United States: With Briefer Mention of Foreign by Ralph Stockman Tarr (1893)
"(e') concretionary Deposits (Fig. 9).— It is easy to understand how deposits of
ore accumulate in gravels, and in what manner minerals are chemically ..."
5. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph LeConte (1886)
"Nodular or concretionary Structure. In many stratified rocks are found nodules
of various forms scattered through the mass or in layers parallel to the ..."
6. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1904)
"Beds of iron ore are likewise sometimes concretionary. Thus in the Clinton
formation there are widespread beds of "flaxseed" ore made up of concretions of ..."
7. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"The concretionary Types in the Cellular Magnesian Limestone of Durham. Ey G.
ABBOTT, MBCS Associated with the Cannon-hall bed near Sunderland is a cellular ..."
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