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miarolitic
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miarolitic [¦mē·ə·rō¦lid·ik]
(petrology)
Of igneous rock, characterized by small irregular cavities into which well-formed crystals of the rock-forming mineral protrude.


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The only member of the beryl family with more Fe is stoppaniite, which occurs in miarolitic cavities in volcanic ejecta at Latium, Italy, and contains up to 19.
The presence of quartz and feldspar ph enocrysts, as well as miarolitic cavities, requires the melt composition (the opposing end of the lever) to lie on the quartz- feldspar boundary line.
 
 
 
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