nablock

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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

nablock (plural nablocks)

  1. (mineralogy) A rounded mass, as of flint in chalk, or of ironstone in coal.

References[edit]

  • United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).)