vugular, a. Geol.
(ˈvʌgjʊlə(r))
[f. vug + -ular.]
a. Containing vugs. b. Of the nature of a vug.
| 1967 Trans. Soc. Professional Well Log Analysts P-1 Non-homogeneous carbonates such as vugular limes or dolomites. 1975 G. Anderson Coring i. 2 The individual pore may be like a capillary tube or it may be vugular with druzy crystal infilling. 1977 Géotechnique XXVII. 435 It is difficult to determine the porosity of a vugular rock sample by conventional techniques because of the problems encountered in measuring the bulk volume of the specimen. |