ruses
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The wacke is of a fine grain, and its constituents are indistinctly mingled; it is traversed by empty holes and bubbles, and occasionally by druses of zeolith.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
This mineral has also been found in other parts of the shaft, but only in small druses.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
Every slide contained at least one species of plant which contained druses.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.
The veins of minerals are about a half an inch to—in the case of druses of magnesite, which penetrate the rock in all proportions and directions—even six inches in thickness.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
The crystals are generally packed together in a mass, but are frequently set apart as heavy druses of crystals having the form shown in Fig.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
