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spherulite2 CONSTRUCTSSpherulite (polymer)YOUNG · POLYMER SCIENCESpherulite (igneous)LOFGREN · IGNEOUS PETROLOGY

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polymer science

A spherical semicrystalline superstructure of radiating lamellar crystals grown from a polymer melt.

In polymer science, spherulite refers to a spherical semicrystalline superstructure of radiating lamellar crystals grown from a polymer melt. This meaning comes from Young (2011) in Introduction to Polymers. Here spherulite is not a radial, fibrous intergrowth of quartz and feldspar formed by rapid crystallization of volcanic glass.[1]

Unit
crystalline aggregate
Recovery means
polarized-light microscopy / SAXS
Measured by
diameter (um), growth rate (um/s)

igneous petrology

A radial, fibrous intergrowth of quartz and feldspar formed by rapid crystallization of volcanic glass.

In igneous petrology, spherulite refers to a radial, fibrous intergrowth of quartz and feldspar formed by rapid crystallization of volcanic glass. This meaning comes from Lofgren (1971) in Journal of Geophysical Research. Here spherulite is not a spherical semicrystalline superstructure of radiating lamellar crystals grown from a polymer melt.[2]

Unit
mineral aggregate
Recovery means
thin-section petrography
Measured by
diameter (mm), nucleation density

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References

  1. Young, R. J., & Lovell, P. A. (2011). Introduction to Polymers. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439894156
  2. Lofgren, G. (1971). Spherulitic textures in glassy and crystalline rocks. Journal of Geophysical Research, 76(23), 5635-5648. https://doi.org/10.1029/jb076i023p05635

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