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vug

/vʌg/
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Other forms: vugs

A vug is a small cavity, or empty space, inside a rock. A vug may or may not be lined with crystals.

The word vug comes from the Cornish word for "cave," vooga. (Cornish is a Celtic language that used to be spoken in Cornwall, a region in southwestern England, but it died out around 1800.) Unlike a geode, a vug does not necessarily have a spherical shape, nor is it always lined with crystals. But vugs can have beautiful crystal formations, such as quartz or calcite. Natural history or geological museums often display vugs.

Definitions of vug
  1. noun
    (geology) a cavity or space inside rock, especially sedimentary rock, often lined with crystals
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