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ophitic definition

ophit·ic (ō fit′ik)

adjective

designating a texture of igneous rock, esp. diabase, in which long, flat, narrow crystals of plagioclase feldspar are embedded in augite

Etymology: < L ophites < Gr ophitēs (lithos), snake (stone) < ophis, a snake (see ophiolatry) + -ic

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