poikiloblast

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poikiloblast

[poi´kĭ-lo-blast″]

an abnormally shaped erythroblast.

poi·ki·lo·blast

(poy'ki-lō-blast'),

A nucleated red blood cell of irregular shape.

[poikilo- + G. blastos, germ]

poi·ki·lo·blast

(poy'ki-lō-blast)

A nucleated red blood cell of irregular shape.

[poikilo- + G. blastos, germ]

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The inclusion trails either form straight lines or sigmoidal structures within the garnet poikiloblasts. The garnets with straight inclusion trails can be restricted to the upper structural part of the staurolite zone, whereas the garnets with sigmoidal inclusion trails appear in the lower structural part of the staurolite zone.

Petrologic significance of Fe-rich staurolite in pelitic schists of the Silgara Formation, Santander Massif/Significado Petrologico de Estaurolita Rica en Fe en Esquistos Peliticos de la Formacion Silgara, Macizo de Santander

Sub-idiomorphic plagioclase poikiloblasts contain inclusions of biotite quartz and muscovite.

Petrographic study of coarse aggregate to evaluate their susceptibility to Alkali Silica Reactivity in different rocks of District Shangla Swat Pakistan

The cancer-like metastatic growth of sekaninaite poikiloblasts already mentioned in the Zd'arske Chalupy granulite is well developed in the Bernkopf granulite, too (Fig.