Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,915,875,790 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ophitic

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
o·phit·ic  (-ftk, -ft-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to ophite.
2. Having a texture composed of lath-shaped plagioclase crystals in a matrix of pyroxene crystals.
ophitic [əʊˈfɪtɪk]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of the texture of rocks such as dolerite) having small elongated unorientated feldspar crystals enclosed within pyroxene grains
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Phenocryst sequence = olivine, Phenocryst sequence = olivine, augite, plagioclase such that plagioclase, augite locally plagioclase phenocrysts are less yielding ophitic and subophitic common than in tholeiites.
Celestial climate driver: a perspective from four billion years of ... by Veizer, Jan / Geoscience Canada
These zones also control the location of minor bodies of rapakivi in southern Finland and an ophitic gabbro body (Sigula) in the Tallinn zone.
Outlines of the Precambrian basement of Estonia/Eesti eelkambriumi ... by Soesoo, Alvar; Puura, Vaino; Kirs, Juho; Petersell, Valter; Niin, Mati; All, Tarmo / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
The flow is a coarse-grained, ophitic basalt containing heavily altered plagioclase and relatively unaltered clinopyroxene.
Geological Sciences by Michigan Academician
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.