poikilitic
[poi-kuh-lit-ik]
- (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.
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Origin of poikilitic
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These are the colours which gave the name of variegatea (Poikilitic) to the series.
The World Before the DelugeLouis Figuier