spherulite

See also: sphérulite

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Etymology

From spherule +‎ -ite.

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Noun

spherulite (plural spherulites)

  1. a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

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