spherulite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

spherulite spherulites

Etymology

From spherule + -ite.

Derived words

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