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Ophitic
Translation of "ophitic" into Russian
ophitic
Adjective
UK
/əˈfɪtɪk/
US
/əˈfɪtɪk/
ophitic
more ophitic Comp.
most ophitic Super.
The rock has an ophitic texture.
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Definitions
ophitic
Adjective
UK
/əˈfɪtɪk/
US
/əˈfɪtɪk/
Relating to or resembling the texture of certain igneous rocks, specifically those in which plagioclase crystals are intergrown with pyroxene.
The geologist noted the ophitic texture of the rock, indicating a slow cooling process.
Having a texture in an igneous rock in which slender laths of plagioclase feldspar are completely or partially enclosed by pyroxene.
Under the microscope, the basalt displayed an ophitic arrangement of feldspar and pyroxene.