spherulite

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noun

a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

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Meanings

nounspherulite (plural spherulites)

plural spherulites

  1. a minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone.

Origin

From spherule + -ite.

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Translations

French sphérulite
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APA

spherulite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherulite

MLA

“spherulite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherulite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spherulite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherulite.

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