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Webster 1913 Edition


Septarium

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Sep-ta′ri-um

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Noun.
;
pl.
Septaria
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[NL., fr. L.
septum
,
saeptum
, an inclosure, a partition, fr.
sepire
,
saepire
, to inclose.]
(Geol.)
A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.