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Trap :: Trap (a.) Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike..

Rock :: Rock (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.

Bed Rock :: Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.

Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical..

Abalone :: Abalone (n.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks..

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..

Hypidiomorphic :: Hypidiomorphic (a.) Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form.

Bass :: Bass (n.) Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass..

Sassorolla :: Sassorolla (n.) The rock pigeon. See under Pigeon.

Rocketed :: Rocketed (imp. & p. p.) of Rocke.

Floor :: Floor (n.) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

Brash :: Brash (n.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits.

Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..

Formation :: Formation (n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations..

Base :: Base (n.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline..

Sea Gown :: Sea gown () A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners..

Whistlefish :: Whistlefish (n.) A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe..

Stromb :: Stromatology (n.) The history of the formation of stratified rocks.

Laverock :: Laverock (n.) The lark.

Variolite :: Variolite (n.) A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance..

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