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vug
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vug  (vg, vg)
n.
A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of different composition from that of the surrounding rock.
[Cornish vooga.]
vuggy adj.
vug, vugg, vugh [vʌg]
n
(Mining & Quarrying) Mining a small cavity in a rock or vein, usually lined with crystals
[from Cornish vooga cave]
vuggy , vughy adj
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The main types of primary porosity may be intergranular (interparticle) and intragranular (intraparticle porosity), the main secondary porosity types are intercrystalline, vugular, and fissure or fracture porosity (Schopper 1982).
Lithology and evolution of Devonian carbonate and carbonate-cemented ... by Kleesment, Anne; Shogenova, Alla / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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