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Slide :: Slide (n.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.

Fault :: Fault (v. t.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted..

Titubate :: Titubate (v. i.) To rock or roll, as a curved body on a plane..

Ungown :: Ungown (v. t.) To strip of a gown; to unfrock.

Uplift :: Uplift (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock..

Cyathophylloid :: Cyathophylloid (n.) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals. Thay are found in paleozoic rocks.

Gneissoid :: Gneissoid (a.) Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of gneiss; -- applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss..

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

Alternate :: Alternate (v. i.) To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains..

Impregnation :: Impregnation (n.) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore..

Stratiform :: Stratified (a.) Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock..

Rack :: Rack (v.) To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse..

Manul :: Manul (n.) A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks..

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

Dress Coat :: Dress coat () A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat..

Crocketed :: Crocketed (a.) Ornamented with crockets.

Spall :: Spall (v. t.) To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock..

Buhrstone :: Buhrstone (n.) A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones..

Hauynite :: Hauynite (n.) A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcani/ rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime..

Mineral :: Mineral (v. i.) An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals..

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