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microlite

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[mahy-kruh-lahyt] / ˈmaɪ krəˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. any microscopic crystal.

  2. a mineral, principally calcium pyrotantalate, Ca 2 Ta 2 O 7 , usually including niobium, fluorine, and other impurities, occurring in cubic crystals.

Etymology

Origin of microlite

First recorded in 1825–35; micro- + -lite

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Castro, J. M., Manga, M. & Cashman, K. V. Dynamics of obsidian flows inferred from microstructures: insights from microlite preferred orientations.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017

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