ophitic

Definitions


[əʊˈfɪtɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting a poikilitic rock texture in which crystals of feldspar are interposed between plates of augite


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Origin:
late 19th century: via Latin from Greek ophitēs ‘serpentine stone’ (from ophis ‘snake’) + -ic




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