Definition of poikiloblastic in English:
poikiloblastic
adjective ˌpɔɪkɪlə(ʊ)ˈblastɪkˌpoiˌkēləˈblastik
Geology Relating to or denoting the texture of a metamorphic rock in which small crystals of an original mineral occur within crystals of its metamorphic product.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast, sample Brot-Ku-Id is a fine-grained, nearly unfoliated paragneiss from a low strain domain, which contains numerous poikiloblastic garnets in a groundmass of biotite, quartz and plagioclase.
- Under pétrographie investigation, the schist was found to contain large poikiloblastic staurolite grains with a xenoblastic or lepido-granoblastic texture.
Definition of poikiloblastic in US English:
poikiloblastic
adjectiveˌpoiˌkēləˈblastik
Geology Relating to or denoting the texture of a metamorphic rock in which small crystals of an original mineral occur within crystals of its metamorphic product.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast, sample Brot-Ku-Id is a fine-grained, nearly unfoliated paragneiss from a low strain domain, which contains numerous poikiloblastic garnets in a groundmass of biotite, quartz and plagioclase.
- Under pétrographie investigation, the schist was found to contain large poikiloblastic staurolite grains with a xenoblastic or lepido-granoblastic texture.