(ˈ)ä|fid.ik, (ˈ)ō|- adjective
Etymology: ophite (I) + -ic
: having a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed wholly or in part in later formed augite
diabase has an ophitic structure
(ˈ)ä|fid.ik, (ˈ)ō|- adjective
Etymology: ophite (I) + -ic
: having a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed wholly or in part in later formed augite
diabase has an ophitic structure
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012