cone-in-cone

adjective

Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together or with each other. Cone-in-cone structures sometimes appear in sedimentary rocks like calcite or more rarely gypsum, siderite or pyrite.

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adjectivecone-in-cone (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyConsisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together or with each other. Cone-in-cone structures sometimes appear in sedimentary rocks like calcite or more rarely gypsum, siderite or pyrite.
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