Septarian
noun, plural septaria
[sep-tair-ee-uh] /sɛpˈtɛər i ə/ (Show IPA). Geology.
1.
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə)
1.
a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, esp calcite
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