spherulite
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ʊˌlaɪt, -yʊ-, ˈsfɪər- noun Petrology.
a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
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| —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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