Mining a cavity or hollow in a rock or lode, often lined with crystals
Origin of vug
Cornish vooga, a cavevug
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vug
noun
A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of different composition from that of the surrounding rock.
Origin of vug
Cornish voogaRelated Forms:
- vug′gy
adjective
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Noun
(plural vugs)
- A small to medium-sized cavity inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes.
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