Secretion (geology)

The term secretion (from Latin secretio , to secernere “to separate”) describes in geology a partial or complete filling of cavities in rocks by precipitation of substances from solutions that migrate into the cavity.

Such deposits include almonds , drusen, and concretions .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Murawski, H., Meyer, W. (2004): Geological Dictionary. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 11th edition, 262 pp. ISBN 3-8274-1445-8