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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
ophitic texture
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ophitic — [ō fit′ik] adj. 〚< L ophites < Gr ophitēs (lithos), snake (stone) < ophis, a snake (see OPHIOLATRY) + IC〛 designating a texture of igneous rock, esp. diabase, in which long, flat, narrow crystals of plagioclase feldspar are embedded in augite * * … Universalium
ophitic — [ō fit′ik] adj. [< L ophites < Gr ophitēs (lithos), snake (stone) < ophis, a snake (see OPHIOLATRY) + IC] designating a texture of igneous rock, esp. diabase, in which long, flat, narrow crystals of plagioclase feldspar are embedded in… … English World dictionary
ophitic — /ɒˈfɪtɪk/ (say o fitik) adjective denoting or relating to a rock texture exhibited by certain ophites (diabases), in which elongate felspar crystals are embedded in a matrix of pyroxenes …
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
List of rock textures — This page is intended to be a list of rock textural and morphological terms. A * Adcumulate * Agglomeritic * Adamantine a type of lustre * Amygdaloidal * Anhedral * Antitaxial veins * Aphanitic * Aplitic; aplite * Augen textured gneiss *… … Wikipedia
діабазова структура — диабазовая структура **diabasic texture, ophitic texture *Diabasstruktur, ophitische Struktur – кристалічна структура, для якої характерна наявність ідіоморфних призматичних або таблитчастих кристалів плагіоклазу. Клиноподібні проміжки між ними… … Гірничий енциклопедичний словник
diabase — noun Etymology: French, probably from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia + bainein to go more at come Date: circa 1816 1. archaic diorite 2. chiefly British an altered basalt … New Collegiate Dictionary
teschenite — /tesh euh nuyt /, n. a coarse grained igneous rock consisting of plagioclase, olivine, and augite. [1865 70; Teschen (German name of Czech Tešín, town in Czechoslovakia) + ITE1] * * * ▪ rock coarse to fine grained, rather dark coloured,… … Universalium
diabase — ˈdīəˌbās noun Etymology: French, from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia + bainein to go more at come 1. archaic : diorite … Useful english dictionary
intersertal — |intər|sərd.əl adjective Etymology: German, from Latin intersertus + German al (from Latin alis al) of an igneous rock : of an ophitic texture in which the interstitial material is glass or a constituent other than augite … Useful english dictionary
Poikilitic — Ophitic redirects here. For the language, see Pontic Greek#Romeyka. Poikilitic texture refers to crystals, typically phenocrysts, in an igneous rock which contain small grains of other minerals. The texture is most easily observed in petrographic … Wikipedia
