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conchoidal

con·choi·dal [ kong kóyd'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. shell-shaped: used to describe fracture surfaces in rocks and minerals that are concave or convex and shaped like shells

2. with smooth ridges and depressions: having or being a surface shaped like a bivalve shell with smooth ridges and depressions
conchoidal fracture


con·choi·dal·ly adverb
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