Concretion
n.- The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.
- A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.
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(Geol.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center;
as, the calcareous .concretions common in beds of clay

