poikilotope

poikilotope

[pȯi′kil·ə‚tōp]
(geology)
A large crystal enclosing smaller crystals of another mineral in a sedimentary rock showing poikilotopic fabric.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Thin section images show that both ferroan and nonferroan calcites commonly occurred as extensive, single-crystal poikilotopes that filled with the intergranular pores (Figure 5(a)).
The Distribution and Origin of Carbonate Cements in Deep-Buried Sandstones in the Central Junggar Basin, Northwest China
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