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vug
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vug [vəg]
(petrology)
A small cavity in a vein or rock usually lined with minerals differing in composition from those of the enclosing rock. Also known as bughole.

vug
A pit-like natural cavity in stone, usually between a small fraction of an inch and a few inches in diameter; may be lined with crystals or layers of mineral materials; most common in dolomite, limestone, and marble.


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The main types of primary porosity may be intergranular (interparticle) and intragranular (intraparticle porosity), the main secondary porosity types are intercrystalline, vugular, and fissure or fracture porosity (Schopper 1982).
 
 
 
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