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Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip..

Pyroxene :: Pyroxene (n.) A common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, with a prismatic angle of nearly 90¡, and also in massive forms which are often laminated. It varies in color from white to dark green and black, and includes many varieties differing in color and composition, as diopside, malacolite, salite, coccolite, augite, etc. They are all silicates of lime and magnesia with sometimes alumina and iron. Pyroxene is an essential constituent of many rocks, especially basic igneous rocks, as basa

Lherzolite :: Lherzolite (n.) An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing chromium)..

Rocketing :: Rocketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rocke.

Sea Rocket :: Sea rocket () See under Rocket.

Mount :: Mount (v.) A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry..

Python :: Python (n.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake..

Sandstone :: Sandstone (n.) A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.

Craggy :: Craggy (a.) Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain..

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

Keckle :: Keckle (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice..

Greisen :: Greisen (n.) A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony..

Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks..

Lane :: Lane (n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice..

Vitreous :: Vitreous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks..

Euritte :: Euritte (n.) A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See Felsite.

Peperino :: Peperino (n.) A volcanic rock, formed by the cementing together of sand, scoria, cinders, etc..

Smock Frock :: Smock frock () A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by farm laborers..

Blacktail :: Blacktail (n.) The black-tailed deer (Cervus / Cariacus Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer..

Gaberdine :: Gaberdine (n.) A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress.

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