lenticlen.
/ˈlɛntɪk(ə)l/ Geology.
A lentil (sense 5) or a lenticular piece of rock.
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lenticle1898
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1898 J. E. Marr Princ. Stratigr. Geol. iv. 35 The lenticles will be wider in a direction at right angles to that of the strike.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 654/2 Lenticles or eyes of uncrushed diorite may be traced.
1930 B. N. Peach & J. Horne Chapters Geol. Scotl. 26 The ultrabasic rocks (pyroxenites, hornblendites) generally form lenticles.
1931 A. Cissarz & W. R. Jones German-Eng. Geol. Terminol. 179 Gash veins..are usually of small lateral and vertical extent, in the form of small lenticles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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