cone-in-cone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together or with each other. Cone-in-cone structures sometimes appear in sedimentary rocks like calcite or more rarely gypsum, siderite or pyrite.

Word forms

cone-in-cone
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