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mammillary
Of, or pertaining to, smoothly rounded masses resembling breasts or portions of spheres; descriptive of the shape of some mineral aggregates, such as malachite or limonite; similar to but a larger size than botryoidal.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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