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Look up: Botryoidal

  1. botryoidal
    said of the habit of minerals whereby they comprise grape-shaped masses.
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  2. Botryoidal
    (see habit) like a bunch of grapes, as in chalcedony.
    Found on http://www.quartznall.co.uk/azhealthguid

  3. Botryoidal
    • (a.) Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. botryoidal
    shaped like a bunch of grapes, e.g. botryoidal chalcedony
    Found on http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/glossary

  5. Botryoidal
    Botryoidal refers to resembling a bunch of grapes. A mineral of this type appears to have a surface covered with spherical bulges.
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  6. Botryoidal
    A `botryoidal` texture or mineral habit is one in which the mineral has a globular external form resembling a bunch of grapes as derived from the Greek. This is a common form for many minerals particularly hematite where it is the classically recognized shape. It is also a common form of goet...
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