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spherulite

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPHERULITE

n.A variety of obsidian or pearl-stone, found in rounded grains.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPHERULITE

Spher "u *lite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sphérulite.] (Min. )

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spherulite

spher u lite |ˈsfi (ə )r (y )əˌlīt, ˈsfer- ˈsfɪərjəlaɪt | ▶noun chiefly Geology a small spheroidal mass of crystals (esp. of a mineral ) grouped radially around a point. DERIVATIVES spher u lit ic |ˌsfi (ə )r (y )əˈlitik, ˌsfer- |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from spherule + -ite 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

spherulite

spherulite |ˈsfɛrjʊlʌɪt | ▶noun chiefly Geology a small spheroidal mass of crystals (especially of a mineral ) grouped radially around a point. DERIVATIVES spherulitic |-ˈlɪtɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from spherule + -ite 1 .