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Lithophyse

Lith′o-physe

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Noun.
[
Litho-
+ Gr. [GREEK] a flatus, air bubble.]
(Min.)
A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.

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