Pockety

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring in isolated pockets.

    "It is commonly said of manganese ores that in their occurrence they are generally of a pockety nature, by which it is meant that the ores are found in limited masses surrounded by unproductive country rock, as opposed to the usual occurrence of other minerals in veins […]"

Example

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"It is commonly said of manganese ores that in their occurrence they are generally of a pockety nature, by which it is meant that the ores are found in limited masses surrounded by unproductive country rock, as opposed to the usual occurrence of other minerals in veins […]"

Etymology

From pocket + -y.

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