Ophitic
[of-ahyt, oh-fahyt] /ˈɒf aɪt, ˈoʊ faɪt/
noun, Petrology.
1.
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
/əʊˈfɪtɪk/
adjective
1.
(of the texture of rocks such as dolerite) having small elongated unorientated feldspar crystals enclosed within pyroxene grains
/ˈəʊfaɪt/
noun
1.
any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase
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