framboid
/ˈframbɔɪd/Geology
noun
A microscopic, roughly spherical aggregate of a mineral (especially pyrite) in sedimentary rock, typically occurring in a spheroidal cluster of such aggregates.
Origin
1960s. From framb- + -oid, on account of a supposed resemblance of a cluster under magnification to a raspberry.
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