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• Eruptive — E*rup tive, a. [Cf. F. [ e]ruptif.] 1. Breaking out or bursting forth. [1913 Webster] The sudden glance Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• eruptive — adjective 1. producing or characterized by eruptions an eruptive disease • Pertains to noun: ↑eruption 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat rocks formed by igneous agents • Syn: ↑igneous • …   Useful english dictionary

• eruptive — /əˈrʌptɪv/ (say uh ruptiv), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. bursting forth, or tending to burst forth. 2. relating to or of the nature of an eruption. 3. Geology (of rocks) formed by the eruption of molten material. 4. Pathology causing or attended… …  

• eruptive — erupt ► VERB 1) (of a volcano) forcefully eject lava, rocks, ash, or gases. 2) break out suddenly. 3) give vent to feelings in a sudden and noisy way. 4) (of a spot, rash, etc.) suddenly appear on the skin. DERIVATIVES eruptive adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• Silverthrone Caldera — Infobox Mountain Name=Silverthrone Caldera Photo= Silverthrone Caldera.jpg Caption= Satellite image of the Silverthrone Caldera. Elevation= Unit m|3160|0 Location= British Columbia, Canada Range= Pacific Ranges Prominence = Unit m|975|0… …   Wikipedia

• Manhattan, Nevada — Manhattan is a small town in Nye County, Nevada located on State Route 377 about 50 miles north of Tonopah, the county seat, off State Route 376. It originally was founded in 1867 as part of the silver mining boom and then, in 1905, as part of… …   Wikipedia

• Ferdinand André Fouqué — (June 21, 1828 March 7, 1904) was a French geologist and petrologist.He was born at Mortain, in the Manche département .At the age of twenty one he entered the École Normale in Paris, and from 1853 to 1858 he held the appointment of keeper of the …   Wikipedia

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• agate — agatelike, agatoid, adj. /ag it/, n. 1. a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings. 2. a playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it. 3. Print. a 51/2 point type of a size between pearl and… …   Universalium

• Frank Rutley — (1842 1904), an English geologist and petrographer, was born at Dover on the 14th of May 1842. He was educated partly at Bonn, but his interest in geology was kindled at the Royal School of Mines, where he studied from 1862 64. He then joined the …   Wikipedia

• John Arthur Phillips — Infobox Scientist name = John Arthur Phillips box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1822|02|18 birth place = Polgooth, Cornwall death date = dda|1887|01|05|1822|02|18 death place = London residence = citizenship = British… …   Wikipedia