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Definition of Trappean
1. a. Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.
Definition of Trappean
1. Adjective. (minerology) Of or pertaining to trap; of the nature of trap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trappean
1. pertaining to traprock [adj] - See also: traprock
Medical Definition of Trappean
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trappean
Literary usage of Trappean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Student's Manual of Geology by Joseph Beete Jukes (1872)
"The Fragmental trappean Rocks are those which have resulted from the deposition
and consolidation of ancient volcanic detritus. This detritus has evidently ..."
2. Report on the Geology and Topography of a Portion of the Lake Superior Land by John Wells Foster, Josiah Dwight Whitney (1851)
"Terms Trap and trappean Rock generic.— Varieties of Rock which have been included
under ... trappean Rocks associated with the Potsdam Sandstone.— Analyses. ..."
3. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India by Geological Survey of India (1876)
"INFRA-trappean ROCK (LAMETA BEDS?). Underlying the Great Deccan Trap series and
resting- sometimes on the gneissic and sometimes on the ..."
4. Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset by Henry Thomas De La Beche (1839)
"in the direction of Leigh Ball, where schistose trappean ash is mingled with
them, and the rocks are more argillaceous. Argillaceous slate prevails in the ..."
5. Geology of Wisconsin: Survey of 1873-1879 by Wisconsin Chief Geologist (1880)
"7, the rock protrudes from the drift in typical trappean, or step-like, outline,
as shown in the profile on the preceding page. Fio. 7. The rock is a dark, ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1872)
"... where he found it enclosed in the centre of the trappean tuff. Having received
from him several specimens, the author recently spent some time, ..."
7. Elements of Geology by Charles Lyell (1845)
"... in the modifying influence of dikes—Trap interposed between strata—Columnar
and globular structure—Relation of trappean rocks to the products of active ..."
8. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1857)
"... remains—Conversion of chalk into marble—Trap interposed between strata—Columnar
and globular structure—Relation of trappean rocks to the products of ..."
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