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A '''columnar''' [[Mineral Aggregates|mineral aggregate]] is made up of slender, [[parallel]] [[column]]s. [[Beryl]] is an example of a [[mineral]] exhibiting a columnar form. | A '''columnar''' [[Mineral Aggregates|mineral aggregate]] is made up of slender, [[parallel]] [[column]]s. [[Beryl]] is an example of a [[mineral]] exhibiting a columnar form. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:16, September 16, 2011
A columnar mineral aggregate is made up of slender, parallel columns. Beryl is an example of a mineral exhibiting a columnar form.
Sources
- Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), p. 40