Meaning Of The Word Ophitic

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What's The Definition Of Ophitic?

ophitic in American English
designating a texture of igneous rock, esp. diabase, in which long, flat, narrow crystals of plagioclase feldspar are embedded in augite

ophitic in British English
adjective: (of the texture of rocks such as dolerite) having small elongated unorientated feldspar crystals enclosed within pyroxene grains

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