noun1
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A variety of trap or basaltic rock,
containing small cavities,
occupied,
wholly or in part,
by nodules
or geodes
of different minerals,
especially agates,
quartz,
calcite,
and the zeolites.
When the imbedded
minerals are detached or removed by decomposition,
it is
porous,
like lava.
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