Spherulites Sentence Examples

Another type of incipient crystallization which is excessively common in obsidian is spherulites, or small rounded bodies which have a radiating fibrous structure.

Often bands of spherulites alternate with bands of pure glass, a fact which seems to indicate that the growth of these bodies took place before the rock ceased to flow.

These features are characteristic of polymer spherulites viewed with cross-polarised light.

Dung spherulites constitute as much as 60% of the deposit.