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Preferred term

small concretion  

Type

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Broader concept

Definitions

  • A hard, compact mass or aggregate of mineral matter, normally subsperical but commonly oblate, disc-shaped or irregular. Formed by precipitation of mineral from solution in the pores of a granular rock, localized around a nucleus or center, to define a discrete, sharply separated object. Size ranges from cm to decimeter for application as a compoundMaterialConstituentPart; larger concretions should be considered GeologicUnit parts.

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http://www.irandoc.acir/onto/irandoc/SWEETT13172

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