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spherulite

[sfer-oo-lahyt, -yoo-, sfeer-]

noun Petrology.

a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.

Origin:
1815–25; spherule + -ite¹

Related forms

spher·u·lit·ic

[sfer-oo-lit-ik, -yoo-, sfeer-] , adjective

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spherulite (ˈsfɛrʊˌlaɪt)

—n
	any of several spherical masses of radiating needle-like crystals of one or more minerals occurring in rocks such as obsidian

spherulitic

—*adj*

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