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occurrence in igneous rocks
- In igneous rock: Small-scale structural features
The term orbicular is applied to rounded, onionlike masses with distinct concentric layering that are distributed in various ways through otherwise normal-appearing phaneritic rocks of silicic to mafic composition. The layers within individual masses are typically thin, irregular, and sharply defined, and each differs from its immediate…
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type of spherulite
- In spherulite
…manifest concentric shells are called orbicules and are found in some granites and syenites. The shells have different mineralogies and in orbicular granite and granodiorite the bulk composition differs from that of the host rock. Orbicules are rare in gabbros. Suggested origins include devitrification of glass around scattered nuclei, inclusions…
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