poikiliticallyadv.
/ˌpɔɪkᵻˈlɪtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpɔɪkəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/ Geology.
In the manner of, or so as to produce, poikilitic structure.
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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adverb] > enclosure
poikilitically1912
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > texture or colour > [adverb] > embedded crystals
ophitically1908
poikilitically1912
1912 Meddelelser om Grønland 38 150 Each anhedron encloses a large number of sodalite-crystals poikilitically.
1932 F. F. Grout Petrogr. & Petrol. vi. 371 Less commonly some rounded granules in a hornfels may be enclosed in a coarser mineral developed poikilitically.
1990 Jrnl. Petrol. 31 526 Groundmass sphene crystals may approach the size of these larger crystals but they poikilitically enclose groundmass plagioclase.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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