pilotaxitic
adjective
pi·lo·tax·it·ic
¦pīlōˌtak¦sitik
: having the form of or characterized by a rock structure composed of a glass-free felted mesh of slender plagioclase strips between which are enclosed the other constituent minerals in minute grains and commonly observed in finely crystallized andesites and basalts
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“Pilotaxitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilotaxitic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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