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poikilitic

[poi-kuh-lit-ik]

adjective

Petrography.

  1. (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poikilitic1

1830–40; < Greek Ǿí ( os ) various + -ite 1 + -ic

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