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Basaltic vs Amygdaloid - What's the difference?

basaltic | amygdaloid |

As adjectives the difference between basaltic and amygdaloid

is that basaltic is of or pertaining to basalt while amygdaloid is shaped like an almond.

As a noun amygdaloid is

a variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites when the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

basaltic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to basalt.

    • Anagrams

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    amygdaloid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like an almond.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

    • Synonyms

    * mandlestone

    Derived terms

    * amygdaloidal