OPHITIC


Meaning of OPHITIC in English

(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

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