pleochroic halo

noun

A microscopic spherical region in which there is a change in color from the surrounding mineral, due to radiation damage from alpha particles.

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Meanings

nounpleochroic halo (plural pleochroic halos or pleochroic haloes)

plural pleochroic halos · plural pleochroic haloes

  1. geographyA microscopic spherical region in which there is a change in color from the surrounding mineral, due to radiation damage from alpha particles.
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